Tell me what are the symtoms of mers I have been around people at the dentist 5 times this month and I never saw him change his gloves from one room to the next,they are egyptions and I can t breath I can t get enough air,I had fffflulike symptoms at first hacking up stuff from my lungs and I/m very fatigued and can t stop this really bad coughing,please sdvise.
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. MRSA is Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus. It is gram positive bacteria, spread through contamination. So you are right, dentist might contaminate MRSA in your case. It usually produces pneumonia. And the symptoms are cough with expectoration, chest pain, fever, weakness, low energy etc. So your symptoms can be due to MRSA pneumonia. Better to consult pulmonologist and get done1. Chest x ray2. Sputum culture and sensitivity Chest x-ray is needed to know the extent of pneumonia. And sputum culture and sensitivity is needed to guide antibiotic therapy. So start appropriate antibiotics according to sensitivity pattern, and you will be alright.