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.
The following Staph and MRSA types are the most common: MSSA. Methicillin-Sensitive Staph Aureus is a common type of Staph that is vulnerable to the methicillin class of antibiotics and therefore easier to treat. This âcommon Staphâ infection is often seen on bacterial culture test results.