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Conditions›Bacterial infections›Gram positive bacterial infections›Super bug (methicillin-resistant staph. aureus; MRSA)

Super bug (methicillin-resistant staph. aureus; MRSA)

A bacterium that causes infections which is resistant to most antibiotics.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgereviewed this

Internal Medicine 39 years experience

Is a type of:Bacterial infections, Bacterial skin infection

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common is it?

Common

Common	Extremely rare	Very rare	Rare	Common	Very common
Baby0-2					Very common
Preteen6-13					Very common
Teenager14-18					Very common
Young adult19-40					Very common
Middle-aged adult41-60					Very common

Symptoms

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Medications

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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Super bug (methicillin-resistant staph. aureus; MRSA)

Surgery

Surgical drainage

Incision and drainage

Tests

Sputum gram stain and culture

Wound or tissue culture

Complete blood count

Risk factors

Personal

Recent contact with coronavirus infected person

Injection drug use

Family history of Super bug (methicillin-resistant staph. aureus; MRSA)

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