Even with antibiotic use based on experience, Lu Jiangbei's high fever persisted, fluctuating up and down, solely reliant on antipyretic drugs and physical cooling methods to suppress the temperature. This indicated that the lung infection was not under control, rendering the empirically prescribed antibiotics ineffective.
Three days later, the results from the sputum culture were ready. Yang Ping opened his computer screen to display the test results: MRSA, a few English letters that stood out prominently.
MRSA—Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, one of the superbugs.
These so-called superbugs exhibit resistance to almost all antibiotics due to genetic mutations, rendering them virtually invulnerable and impervious to the antibacterial effects of antibiotics.
Because of their high resistance, doctors have almost no weapons to use against these bacteria, making treatment very difficult.
To combat MRSA, the only option is vancomycin.
