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== Overview == | ==Overview== | ||
The surgery for [[MRSA]] infections may be as simple and minimally invasive as a biopsy, but they can be more extreme when infected areas are surgically removed. | |||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
Common surgeries performed on patients with MRSA infection are: | Common surgeries performed on patients with MRSA infection are: | ||
* [[Incision and drainage]] – this is done when antibiotics alone can’t treat the infection. It is a surgical procedure that opens the wound, bone, or organ so that it can be drained. [[Incision and drainage|lancing]] is usually indicated once the abscess has developed from a harder [[serous]] inflammation to a softer [[pus]] stage. | * [[Incision and drainage]] – this is done when antibiotics alone can’t treat the infection. It is a surgical procedure that opens the wound, bone, or organ so that it can be drained. [[Incision and drainage|lancing]] is usually indicated once the abscess has developed from a harder [[serous]] inflammation to a softer [[pus]] stage. | ||
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Overview
The surgery for MRSA infections may be as simple and minimally invasive as a biopsy, but they can be more extreme when infected areas are surgically removed.
Surgery
Common surgeries performed on patients with MRSA infection are:
- Incision and drainage – this is done when antibiotics alone can’t treat the infection. It is a surgical procedure that opens the wound, bone, or organ so that it can be drained. lancing is usually indicated once the abscess has developed from a harder serous inflammation to a softer pus stage.
- Surgery - when incision, drainage, and antibiotics are not effective. The infected and damaged area may be removed with surgery.
- Amputation - performed when the patient has associated systemic diseases like diabetes and the infection is very severe.