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How To Treat The MRSA During The Treatment For Colon Cancer?
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here... I'm being treated for stage 4 colon cancer and i had three more treatments to finish my first series and yesterday I found out I have MRSA at the surgercial site in my skull. How would you proceed the MRSA? Stop chemo till it's gone or wait for the anitbiotic to work a week or so?
Mon, 2 Mar 2015
Hello,
Please do a culture and antibiotic sensitivity test of the surgical site infection discharge to find which organism (bacteria) exist, and to which antibiotics are they sensitive. Chemotherapy is for a larger cause and not stopped unless extremely indicated.
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Dr. Pravin Gore
Please do a culture and antibiotic sensitivity test of the surgical site infection discharge to find which organism (bacteria) exist, and to which antibiotics are they sensitive. Chemotherapy is for a larger cause and not stopped unless extremely indicated.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Pravin Gore
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Hello,
Since you have Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. I would advise you to first treat the infection with a sensitive antibiotic, and then you can proceed with chemotherapy.
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Dr. Monish De
Since you have Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. I would advise you to first treat the infection with a sensitive antibiotic, and then you can proceed with chemotherapy.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Monish De
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