How is an MRSA infection treated?
Your treatment will depend on where the infection is in your body. With treatment, signs and symptoms such as a fever, cough, and pain may decrease, and wounds may heal. Your treatment may include any of the following: • Antibiotics: This is germ-killing medicine that is used to treat MRSA. You may need to use more than one antibiotic medicine at a time. You may be given antibiotics to take by mouth or through an IV. You may be given antibiotic ointment to put on a wound or in your nose. • Steroids: Steroid medicine may be given to decrease inflammation, which is redness, pain, and swelling. • Isolation: If you are in the hospital, caregivers and visitors will wear a gown and gloves when in your room. Caregivers and others who enter your room may also wear masks. Supplies that are in your room will not be shared with other patients. This is done to prevent spreading your infection to other people. Visitors must also wash their hands before leaving to keep from spreading germs. • Surger
