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I have an ingrown toenail that i had to delay surgery on and it is infected with mrsa now. doc put me on bactrim a week ago but basically no improvement and now there is some blood in addition to pus. procedure is tuesday, do i need urgent care?
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Is the procedure to remove the ingrown nail? If so, this is likely the best treatment for the infection. You should call the surgeon doing the procedure and let him/her know what it looks like so they can decide how to proceed. You may need a local treatment in addition to the Bactrim. The surgeon is the best one to decide so call the surgeon. Good luck!
Answered 8/26/2022
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I assume that the operating surgeon, as well as hospital or surgicenter protocol, would prefer to eradicate the active MRSA infection before exposing the facility& its instruments to this infection. As Dr.F advises, notify your surgeon of your current drainage and get instructions.
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Mersa needs to be treated aggressively by antibiotics to which it is sensitive- usually intravenously. Then asap the toenail has to be taken care of -otherwise it will not heal and the infection not go away, or will recur
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