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What is mrsa infection?
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Mrsa: It is an infection caused by staphilococcus aureus ( bacteria) that is resistant to the anbiotic methicillin and the betalactam/ cephalosprin class of anbiotics, but it may be sensitive to bactrim, (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) vancomycin, clindamycin, doxycyclin, Linezolid etc...
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Methicilin Resistant: A MRSA infection is an infection caused by staph aureus bacteria that is resistant to an antibiotic called methicillin. (methicilin resistant staph aureus).
Answered 7/13/2014
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