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Re:‘Superbug’ scourge spreads as U.S. fails to track rising ... by partycoder on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @11:52AM (#12444388)
Can MRSA be treated with teixobactin?

Now, E.Coli with MCR-1 is also spreading, isn't it?

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Re:‘Superbug’ scourge spreads as U.S. fails to track rising ... by nkrumm on Thursday September 08, 2016 @02:19AM (#12450685)
MRSA is Staph Aureus, a gram-positive organism, and colistin is only (to my knowledge) used in treating gram negative infections (such as e coli, which can carry mcr-1).

MRSA can be treated with a number of different antibiotics, including vancomycin, daptomycin, linezolid, Bactrim, and clindamycin to name a few. Teixobactin is not yet on the market or approved for use in humans.

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