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Rifampin And Bactrim For Mrsa

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Dr. Anshul Varshney MD

rifampin and bacterium. From what I have read theses will work. He routinely has liver profile and diabetes checkup 3 x yearly.not bacterium but bactrim ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anshul Varshney ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Karl Logan MD

removed April 15,2014. MRSA. Has been on Vancomycin IVPB after 2 washings with spacer placement, plus Rifampin 6 weeks via oral. It's still reddened and warm. Advise is do another washing with or without ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Karl Logan ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

Is bactrim the best treatment for mrsa, discovered in a sputum culture? How contagious is this? What can I do to keep from infecting others? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Naveen Kumar MD

I have a MRSA infection with an abscess on my forehead. Been taking Bactrim for 4 days with little improvement. Should i continue or seek further care? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

Is Bactrim DS a treatment for mersa infection? Also I had 8 doses of 800-16 prescribed for 2 times a day. last dose tues 9/9/14 in the AM. I now have the hives and itching. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)

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Dr.    Mohammed Taher Ali MD

Is it o.k to take doxycycline hyclate and rifampin at the same time? I have just been diagnosed with MRSA. i HAD A TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT IN JANUARY BUT THE INCISION HAS NEVER HEALED. FINALLY, MY ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kathy Robinson MD

I was just diax with MRSA in my rt arm and was prescribed bactrim and bactroban. My conccern is ... MRSA treated with bactrim - I don t want to go through what I did years ago. I also have stage... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Ashakiran S MD

Hi, 96 year old male, recurrent UTIs, with MRSA. Urologist took him off Cipro (which his GP had just put him on few days ago after bad rash side effect from Bactrim), and put him on macrobid. Does ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashakiran S ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Aaron Branch MD

Bactrim DS. Is this antibiotic effective to treat MRSA? ...I was recently hospitalized with cellulitis of face and nose resulting in positive MRSA swab test ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aaron Branch ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Riyanka Chail MD

My daughter was just dI agnostic with MRSA and Serratia. She is currently being treated with oral Bactrim. She had MRSA not that long ago. Is it possible she never totally got rid of it and are oral ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Riyanka Chail ( General & Family Physician)