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What do patients take to treat MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name	Efficacy	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Vancomycin (Vancocin)	2 (100%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 1 (50%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 1 (50%) experienced no side effects	2
Clindamycin (Evoclin, Clindamycin Topical, Cleocin Phosphate, Clindamycin PH 1% Gel)	1 (50%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 1 (50%) could not tell	2 (100%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 0 (0%) experienced no side effects	2
Doxycycline (Doxyferm, Doxsig, Doryx, Oracea)	2 (100%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	1 (50%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 1 (50%) experienced no side effects	2
Minocycline (Minoclin, Minocin, Akamin)	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 0 (NaN) could not tell	0 (NaN) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN) experienced no side effects	0
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (cotrimoxazole) (Bactrim DS, Sulfatrim, SMZ-TMP DS, Sulfatrim Pediatric)	0 (NaN) experienced major efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced slight efficacy 0 (NaN) experienced no efficacy 0 (NaN) could not tell	0 (NaN) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN) experienced no side effects	0

These charts show data from MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) at PatientsLikeMe?

91 patients have this condition
4 New patients joined this month
2 say MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) is their primary condition

<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
Current Age
6 patients	11 patients	14 patients	24 patients	22 patients	3 patients	2 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
85%	Females
15%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 yrs	6	6
20-29 yrs	2	2
30-39 yrs	6	6
40-49 yrs	9	9
50-59 yrs	5	5
60-69 yrs	1	1
70+ yrs	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	38	38

These charts show data from MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) patients who have completed their condition history

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