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What are diff types of staph infection, mrsa, etc?

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Dr. Michael Ein answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

See below: Staphylococcus are a genus of bacteria usually divided into coagulase negative and positive. The coag positive staph are staph aureus which cause many infections. Mrsa are resistant to the semisynthetic penicillins like methicillin. Mssa are sensitive to these antibiotics. Coag neg staph include many species like staphylococcus epidermidis which colonize normal skin and infrequently cause disease.

Answered 11/20/2018

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