Different variants of mrsa respond to different drugs. Their common element is their resistance to methicillin (sp) based drugs, which is the majority. As of yet no bug is resistant to everything, thank God. Seen the movie I Am Legend?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [QUAD-L] MRSADate: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 21:35:18 -0700 Vancomyosin & Bactrim (sulfa) also treat MRSA. There's also another antibiotic that I took with the Bactrim that starts with an R, can't remember the name, but I think Tod mentioned it in his post. Mine was cleared up in 14 days. Corie ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin M. Rudolph To: 'Lori Michaelson' ; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 3:00 PM Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] MRSA thats not completely true lori...vancomyosin is the only drug known that can treat it Kevin M. RudolphLouisville, Kentucky 40214-4023E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] site: http://www.turbokev.comInstant Messengers: AOL: kyprincecharming ICQ: 28414413 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo: turbokev -----Original Message-----From: Lori Michaelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 5:51 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [QUAD-L] MRSA Lots of people say they have had it or are carriers. The reason it is called methiline-resistant is because it is resistant to ALL antibiotics. And that is also why it is called the superbug. If someone was told that they had MRSA and was given an antibiotic and it took care of it... it had to be an infection of another sort. MRSA is resistant to all the antibiotics on the market today. That is WHY it is such a huge concern. But if a lay person is unable to read their own lab reports, etc. (which is most people)... doctors can tell their patients anything and most of the time people believe them. Truthfully... I don't think doctors want to start a panic so that is why they tell patients what they do. Or they are required by law to say this or that not to start a panic. Lori Michaelson Age - 43 C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post Tucson, AZ On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 5:53 PM, Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Las month I was cultured as a MRSA carrier. MRSA is a resistant infection which is spreading in hospitals. Apparently I am only a carrier but suspicious looking circular sores are developing on my inner thighs. I have read about this but have never spoken with anyone who has or had it. One person had it and lost a foot. My doctors will not treat it as they believe it will only become further resistance. Have a story? Merrill-- Lori C4/5 complete quad, 27 years postTucson, AZ -- Lori C4/5 complete quad, 27 years postTucson, AZ _________________________________________________________________ Pack up or back up–use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. Learn how. hthttp://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_packup_042008
