Common antimicrobials help patients recover from MRSA abscesses

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to multiple antibiotics and commonly cause skin infections that can lead to serious or life-threatening infection in other parts of the body. NIAID-funded research published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that two common, inexpensive antimicrobials can help heal MRSA skin abscesses. The findings suggest that current treatment options for MRSA still have a role, even as scientists continue to search for new antimicrobial products.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news