<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.My friend injured his finger badly and waited for treatment. Once he was treated, MRSA was found in the wound. He was quarantined and treated. A few days after the treatment, while still in hospital, he developed a fever of 112 and medical coma was induced. What could be the causes for the fever, and how long for recovery? It seems the MRSA has been eradicated. Thanks.  <response>: A blood culture using Acted and a culture and antimicrobial sensitivity test from a swab collected from the wound site should zero in on the causative organism. Given the clinical history and the fever, it is evident that the patient is suffering from a bacterial infection - it has to be identified before starting treatment on the right antibiotic. Until the results are out, you can go with a broad spectrum antibiotic that possibly will overlap with the due results - say In. Cefoperazone-Sulbactam etc. do the trick. 