Do I have MRSA???????????????

Question

I have a small boil about the size of a dime (doesn't look too bad and hurts slightly) on my neck that has been there for a couple days and hasnt got any better. I also recently developed a three striped red lines side by side on my elbow as well that burn. I went to the ER room last night and the doctor didnt think it was anything serious but is treating it like a staph infection. After reading all the symptoms over the internet Im concerned that I may in fact have had contracted MRSA somehow be it randomly outside or from a cat bite possibly not sure. Im sort of scared and confused as it seems all staph infections now have a 50/50 chance of being MRSA and people say that it is in fact very deadly and permanent.

Answer 1

You are right death is permanent,  the only way you can specifically be    diagnosed with MRSA is you have a swab taken of the affected site and sent to a lab for culture and sensitivity. I have two cats who have clawed me and I've healed from them,but a cat bite did become infected.  Cats have a whole host of bacteria in their mouths so it is important that you get a culture swab done and be put on the correct antibiotics ASAP,  MRSA is treatable, it just takes a long time.Its always better to be safe,