Antibiotics like penicillin or cephalosporins are typical prescriptions for treatment of furuncles. However, if no improvement is shown after applying these medications, it is possible that the patient is infected with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). There are two types of MRSA, community acquired or associated MRSA and infection in hospitals, and their treatments are different. Antibiotics like doxycycline are available for treatment of community acquired MRSA strains but special genes of these strains can easily enter tissues and organs of human body, leading to urethritis, necrotizing pneumonia, meningitis, sepsis and others. Thus, we should never overlook such a superbug!
MRSA infection in hospitals is more common amongst patients who had been hospitalized, occupants of care homes, or individuals who have had treatments at medical institutions. Nevertheless, according to global research, strains that are found in community only are mixing with strains that prevail in medical institutions.
If a chronic carrier of staphylococcus aureusis going to receive certain surgical treatment, a decolonization therapy will be done first to lower the risk of wound infection after surgery. For effective infection prevention,we should keep good personal and environmental hygiene and avoid sharing articles, for instance, towels and clothes. It is best to clean and disinfect the household and beddings thoroughly before a patient discharging from the hospital to avoid infection amongst the family.
