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Super bug (methicillin-resistant staph. aureus; MRSA)
A bacterium that causes infections which is resistant to most antibiotics.
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
41 years experience
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Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Toddler 3-5 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common | ||||
Senior 60+ | Very common |
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A 42-year old asked:
What type of bacterial infection is methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa)?
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A 43-year old asked:
What are the differences between mrsa (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) or c-diff (clostridium difficile)?
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A 41-year old asked:
Could I get a boob job if I have nonactive methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa)?
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A 21-year old asked:
If I have had a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection or been told that I carry MRSA, am I at high risk for developing a serious MRSA infection if I get seasonal influenza?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can you clarify what methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus really is?
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A 22-year old female asked:
what is methicillin resistant staph?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can the staph super bug known as mrsa appear on a female?
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A member asked:
If someone has a penicillin-resistant staph infection, is that the same as mrsa?
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A 21-year old asked:
Are school-children a high-risk group for Staphylococcus aureus infection or MRSA?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Can you get a staph infection from someone who is a a healthy person that doesn't have an infection but carries the staph bacteria. (not MRSA).
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A 21-year old asked:
Is there a test to see if I have MRSA or a Staph infection
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A 47-year old asked:
Please tell me the symptoms of mrsa vs. a staph infection?
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A 44-year old female asked:
My 5yo trachee has been positive for ESBL Kleb O. Now each aspirate also is+ for "staph" - is it MRSA & docs are evasive? Isn't MRSA justESBL Staph
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A 37-year old asked:
What is the different between a staph and a mrsa infection?
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A 48-year old asked:
What if I was a past carrier of mrsa staph infection will it make me fail a tb test?
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A 37-year old asked:
What are diff types of staph infection, mrsa, etc?
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A 45-year old asked:
how can you tell MRSA from a regular staph infection?
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A member asked:
Is staph infections including mrsa in cats contagious to humans?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is it possible to get a MRSA staph infection in your inner vagina lip from a cut u got shaving? especially since have had reaccurring mrsa for 6 years
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A member asked:
my nasal (oxymetazoline) swab returned positive for staph coag negative with one practitioner wanting to treat for MRSA and another saying no treatment at all I have ?
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A 45-year old asked:
Mrsa staph infection skin problems normal in nursing homes?
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A 38-year old asked:
My child is 7 and has mrsa and staph. the sore is leaking puss and blood. should i take her back to the hospital?
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A 45-year old asked:
What are symptoms of having mrsa or staph in your bloodstream?
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A 31-year old asked:
can a reaccuring mrsa staph infection kill you? if so what would you most likely die from?
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A 41-year old asked:
It is possible that a carrier of a staph infection reinfect my son who is mrsa colonized?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Is staph lugdunensis like MRSA in that I will be plagued with infections the rest of my life?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I think I have a staph (maybe mrsa again?) in a personal female area. can this wait till monday ? do i see my pcp or gyno ?
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A member asked:
Can I get a staph infection or mrsa from my cat? Do all humans carry staph on skin?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Hello , I was found that I have MRSA staph infection . I was wondering how long does it take to get into bloodstream ?
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A 30-year old female asked:
My daughter has MRSA she has not had any symptoms in over a year but now her grandma's doctor says that my daughter gave her a regular staph infection?
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