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MRSA Infection from Lorraine Dowdy, DO

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From: Lorraine Dowdy, DO Category:  Current Controversies

Added: Dec 21, 2007


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MRSA is methicillin resistant staph aureus. MRSA is usually acquired in the hospital, but can also be from close contact with someone with MRSA. Community acquired MRSA is usually a skin infection. Signs of MRSA include a high fever, greater than 101, chills, severe pain, boils or red areas on the skin that turn black.





health2u (Sep 12, 2008)
Thank you for the information Dr Dowdy. This is such a common infection that you here about it all of the time. Your presentation of MRSA helps us understand it bettter.

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