I was treated empirically for a nipple MRSA infection, and the infectious disease doctor I saw prescribed Bactrim. She also offered to try clindamycin. She said these were what her practice routinely used for out- patient community-acquired MRSA, usually with excellent results. -Sarah Reece-Stremtan M.D. On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 22:59:34 -0700, Susan Bacon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >In Missouri, all of the community acquired MRSA that we have been >seeing....which has been quite a bit, has been sensitive to bactrim and >clindamycin. We have used both in our pediatric practice with good >results. From the discussions that I have had with colleagues from >other parts of the country, it appears that most of the MRSA being seen >is sensitive to those two medications. > >Susan, CPNP >Missouri *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html