The pain you describe sounds very much like pain of the chest wall that includes the ribs, muscles, cartilage, intercostal ligaments and nerves. That is it does not sound like pain from the pleura, lung or any of the underlying organs.
The new class of drugs was known as beta-lactamase inhibitors and they worked to block the ability of the S. aureus bacteria to destroy the distinctive penicillin ring structure. The new combination drugs that are effective against Staphylococcus aureus infections are amoxicillin/clauvulante, ampicillin/sublactam, piperacillin/tazobactam and ticarcillin/clavulanate.
Responses (1) Since MRSA is a multi resistant staph infection. Most people have not become immune to this antibiotic so this is why it is widely uses. Vancomycin has been the treatment of choice for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections.