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  2. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia

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    For children with MRSA-infected bone or joints, treatment is individualized and long-term. Neonates can develop neonatal pustulosis as a result of topical infection with MRSA. [4] Clindamycin is not approved for the treatment of MRSA infection, but it is still used in children for soft-tissue infections. [4]

  3. Ceftaroline fosamil - Wikipedia

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    In October 2010, FDA approval was gained for treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, including MRSA. [15] MRSA can develop resistance to ceftaroline through the alteration of penicillin-binding proteins.

  4. List of antibiotic-resistant bacteria - Wikipedia

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    The evolution of bacteria on a "Mega-Plate" petri dish A list of antibiotic resistant bacteria is provided below. These bacteria have shown antibiotic resistance (or antimicrobial resistance). Gram positive Clostridioides difficile Clostridioides difficile is a nosocomial pathogen that causes diarrheal disease worldwide. Diarrhea caused by C. difficile can be life-threatening. Infections are ...

  5. Linezolid - Wikipedia

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    Linezolid is an antibiotic used for the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria that are resistant to other antibiotics. [9] [10] Linezolid is active against most Gram-positive bacteria that cause disease, including streptococci, vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

  6. Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia

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    Because of the high level of resistance to penicillins and because of the potential for MRSA to develop resistance to vancomycin, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published guidelines [121] for the appropriate use of vancomycin. In situations where the incidence of MRSA infections is known to be high, the attending ...

  7. Decolonization (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    By pre-emptively treating patients who have become colonized with an antimicrobial resistant organism, the likelihood of the patient going on to develop life-threatening healthcare-associated infections is reduced. Common sites of bacterial colonization include the nasal passage, groin, oral cavity and skin.

  8. ‘Doctors Dismissed My Chronic Cough As Allergies. It Was ...

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    But my mom, who is a nurse, noticed that my white blood cell count was concerningly high, which could be a sign of infection or a bone marrow disease. This felt like a red flag, especially because ...

  9. Staphylococcal infection - Wikipedia

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    It can also cause a type of septicaemia called pyaemia. The infection can be life-threatening. Problematically, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become a major cause of hospital-acquired infections. MRSA has also been recognized with increasing frequency in community-acquired infections. [7]