Can MRSA be treated?
Yes, MRSA can be treated. Although it is resistant to some antibiotics, there are other antibiotics that are still able to kill the MRSA bacteria. Treatment of many staph infections including those caused by MRSA consists of draining the abscess or boil. Drainage of skin boils or abscesses should only be done by a healthcare provider. In some cases, antibiotics are not always needed. If you are given an antibiotic, take all of the doses, even if the infection is getting better, unless your healthcare provider tells you to stop taking it. Do not share antibiotics with other people or save unfinished antibiotics to use at another time. If after visiting your healthcare provider, the infection is not getting better after a few days, contact them again. If other people you know or live with get the same infection tell them to go to their healthcare provider. How is MRSA spread? Staph bacteria are almost always spread by direct skin-to-skin contact or direct contact with objects that have b
