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High Dose Bactrim For Mrsa

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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)
Dr. Kathy Robinson MD

I get a letter saying I have MRSA. Then when bandage comes off foot it's oozing (infection) ... It's swabbed... Started on Bactrim ... Letter comes in mail, it's MRSA of course. I'm extremely... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari MD

My hands and feet are swollen and I am wondering if it is from Bactrim ( sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim ) DS I was prescribed. One ER doctor thought I had MRSA while the other thought I had a bite which ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari ( Pediatrician)

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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)
Dr. Arun MD

Hi my name is Rose, I had a hip replacement in 2003 was diagnosed with MRSA. Went home on IV vancomycine. After that I was put on bactrim ds,. I live in florida am not happy with the doctors out here. I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)