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What to do if i had an infection and tested positive for mrsa.on my lab report it says?

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Dr. Jason Stokes answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Location?: MRSA on a lab report depends on where the infection is. If it is a superficial wound it can be treated topically with cleaning. Deeper wounds require more aggressive treatment. If the lab test is indicating something more than a wound infection, such as a blood culture, this would need to be aggressively treated in a hospital.

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Answered 1/5/2019

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