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Hi doc, what antibiotics would be used to treat staphylococcus aureus?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Different strains: There are many strains of Staph Aureus and best to guide antibiotic therapy would be on a culture and sensitivity test as highly resistant strains have developed over the last few decades, grouped under Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus or MRSA. Empirical use of antibiotics is becoming a public health issue.

Answered 7/22/2020

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