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How Can MRSA Be Treated?
48 y/o client Recent appendectomy Returned to hospital for MRSA infection in wound History of emphysema, still smokes 1 PPD Nursing diagnosis #1 : Goal #1 : Intervention #1 : Intervention # 2 : Goal #2 : Intervention #1 : Intervention #2 : Evaluation criteria:
Sat, 30 Sep 2017
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There are many antibiotics that can be used to treat MRSA. You need to have a wound culture and get antibiotics based upon the results of that culture. Your doctor may put you on an antibiotic that usually covers MRSA and then change it (if needed) when the culture result comes back.
Regards
There are many antibiotics that can be used to treat MRSA. You need to have a wound culture and get antibiotics based upon the results of that culture. Your doctor may put you on an antibiotic that usually covers MRSA and then change it (if needed) when the culture result comes back.
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