anyone knowledgeable about bactrim antibiotic?

Question

the er said I have staph on my arm possibly MRSA, does anyone know how succsessful bactrim is for cureing this condition?

Answer 1

It is hit and miss with MRSA, but I do know it is one of the first they will typically go for. I don't know only from a medical standpoint, but personal experience. I had a MRSA infection on my abdomen that wasn't responsive to many drugs. I can't take Bactrim since I am allergic to sulfa drugs, and many doctors were quite upset that I couldn't because they said that in our area it seemed to be helpful. Good luck and take care of your wound. Having good wound care skills will go a long way.

Answer 2

Bactrim is an oral compound composed of two different antibiotics, sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. The combination of these two different antibiotics work synergistically to provide a potent combination for fighting bacteria. It is used to treat a variety of infections including acne. Many people forget that antibiotics can be used to help clear up acne. Acne is caused by bacterial infections inside the pores of the skin. A strong enough antibiotic will eliminate the infection and thus clear up the skin faster.
Many people report that Bactrim is one of the very few oral antibiotics on the market that actual work in clearing up acne and cysts for adults. Some users reported acne clearing up within 2 weeks of being administered the antibiotics.

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For what it is worth, the good does not come without the bad. Bactrim is a powerful antibiotic, and thus it has some pretty nasty side effects. Nausea, rashes, diarrhea are just some of the side effects reported with Bactrim, and they do get worse. Before asking a Doctor for a prescription, be certain to let them know of all allergies, and follow the directions as prescribed.

Answer 3

We have had MRSA with us for well over 30 years. It is resistant to Methacillins that means the penicillins. Therefore, Keflex is a poor antibiotic to use. In wound cultures we have done they have rated Bactrim DS (sulfa) as a ten on a ten scale for effectiveness. It is very cheap to buy as it is a very old antibiotic. It is given twice a day usually for 10 days. It is even more effective if it is used in conjunction with Doxycycline (a type of tetracycline) 100 mg twice a day for 10 days also. If you are allergic to sulfa then the Bactrim has been replaced with clindamycin 600 mg twice a day and it has been effective too. If allergic to tetracyclines then Rifampin can be used very successfully but should not be taken if there is liver prolems or the patient has AIDS and is on medicine for it.The MRSA is only one type of a Staphylococcus Aureus which is a very common skin bacteria. It colonizes in the nose usually. That means that if you are having recurrent infections you should be decolonized. They make a cream that does not work on the actual infections, but does decolonize the nasal cavities. It is Mupurion cream also known as Bactraban (about $30 for a 5 day treatment regime) Of course good hand washing is imperative, as well as bed linens cleaned in a bleach solution, after decolonization. If the infection becomes life threatening there are IV treatments with some potent antibiotics for life threatening situations where the nature of the infection is missed by the practitioner. I recently heard of a case where an infectious disease doctor was consulted about a infection and recommended Augmentin which is a Amoxicillin (a type of penicillin) with an addition of clavulate to make it more effective. The infection continued to rage and the second consult was met with a recommendation to go to 3 times a day with the Augmenten. Five days later the infection was still red and painful which is not a good sign after 3-5 days of treatment. I was asked about the situation and told the inquiring doctor about the Bactrim DS and the Doxy treatment we use. He called to say that within 4 hours of the first dose of these antibiotics the fever was gone and the pain was much less. The man went on to get total relief after a 21 day course of the medicine. The doc called me again recently asking what antibiotics I had recommended as he had another case he needed to treat. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

It's worth a try and may well work. Bactrim is one of the first drugs used for treatment of MRSA. If it doesn't work there are others but it seems a good first choice.

Answer 5

The need is to use Mangosteen, which has been found to kill MRSA in two lab experiments.
In one of the most recent studies, Thai investigators took ten natural substances with reputed antibiotic effects and tested them against MRSA. Nine of the ten had the same effect, but he Mangosteen was the most effective. Mangosteen, when used in very small amounts, rendered the antibiotics, which were impotent against the MRSA alone, effective again.
Other studies have shown that the mangosteen can kill several bacteria strains, which cause infectious diarrhea, as well as other strains, which cause septicemia (blood poisoning) and pneumonia.
Another study demonstrated its ability to destroy Helicobacteria pylori, the causative pathogen for ulcers and gastritis. And the list goes on.

Drugs are dangerous and foods, as supplements, are not.


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Answer 6

Vancomycin is the strongest. Better than Bactrim.

Answer 7

IT IS A BROAD SPECTRUM ....EVERYONE HAS THOSE BACTERIA ON THEIR SKIN...IF THEY GET INTO YOUR BLOOD STREAM YOU ARE DOOMED....BACTRIM WILL HELP KILL BACTERIA BUT NOT MRSA......YOU NEED ONE OF THE SUPER DUTY ANTIBIOTICS.

Answer 8

good, but not as good as vancomycin for MRSA

Answer 9

it is strong enough to kill whatever staph you have!