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Staphylococcus Aureus mrsa
I’ve had a visit with my doctor for some pain/discomfort when swallowing. Two weeks ago, my doctor did a throat swab and prescribed me a weeks worth of Amoxicillin. The test results showed that it was Staphylococcus Aureus mrsa. If mrsa is resistant to amoxicillin, will I be needing another antibiotic to be prescribed?
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Dr. Vinay S Bhat
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
15 yrs exp
Bangalore
presence of MRSA does not always mean infection as they can be normal commensals in our nose and throat. If your throat infection is significantly bad then you may need to take antibiotics such as vancomycin or linezolid via intra venous route
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