Many patients presenting to the emergency room with skin and soft tissue infections were found to be having MRSA infection that was resistant to traditional antibiotics, such as cephalexin and ...

6.1 Clinical infection ... cephalexin with one study each of mupirocin and retapamulin In conclusion, this review found evidence for the use of topical antibiotics for impetigo and prevention of ...

Treatment depends on the type of staph infection. Some require intravenous antibiotics. For a local Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infection, draining the abscess at the ...

MRSA is the etiologic agent for a wide range of clinical illness, ranging from common skin infections such as impetigo and cellulitis to the more serious manifestations of necrotizing fasciitis ...

Basilea will seek approval of ceftobiprole for SAB as well as acute bacterial skin and skin ... including hard-to-treat infections caused by methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA), said Basilea.

Simple hand washing. And for parents who do think that their child might have a MRSA skin infection, how can they distinguish the difference between a regular skin infection vs. MRSA? Tom Frieden ...