Background: The rise in community-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections potentially complicates the empiric management of cellulitis. The threshold at which drugs active ...

Doxycycline remains a practical oral option for selected skin and skin structure infections (SSTIs), particularly when MRSA is suspected.

Patients with extensive skin involvement, immunosuppression, underlying lymphedema, cirrhosis, cardiac or renal failure, or signs of systemic toxicity have complicated cellulitis. 7 Lymphangitis is an ...

Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that commonly grows on the skin. If bacteria enter the skin, a staph infection may develop. MRSA causes a type of staph infection that can be hard to treat due to ...

Staphylococcus bacteria cause staph infections. There are many types of staph infections, and depending on the cause, doctors may use antibiotics, surgery, or other methods to treat them. A staph ...