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Originally Posted by Baby Lee
Look up what the MR in MRSA stands for.
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Methicillin =/= triclosan.
Methicillin is a beta lactam that works via lysis of the bacterial cell well. MRSA is particularly hard to treat because a cleft where the active agent could attach is effectively blocked.
Triclosan is only bacteriostatic via inhibition of fatty acid synthesis. Once it is gone the bacteria resumes growing.