In a death vs damage discussion it becomes a much more narrow debate. In probably 98% of cases sulfa drugs would not be worth it imo. It was my understanding that vancomyacin was the most effective drug when treating MRSA, but ofc it has its own toxicity issues, like red man syndrome, and since America is run by big business, its also very expensive. Diabetes makes this a tougher decision as you implied.
Alot of my suggestions for MRSA would be considered alternative medicine....there used to be a procedure where ozone was mixed with the patient's blood in a bag and then put back into the patient, but its tough to find nowadays. Other suggestions: chelation for biofilm reduction, antibacterial effect, hydrogen peroxide inside the wound, cleaning and oxygenating the tissue, and possibly antivirals for viral co-infections also present in open wounds.
DMSA/EDTA chelation is having a positive effect on diabetics facing possible limp amputation, and aside from the direct antibiofilm/antibacterial/antiviral effect, it could also be because chelation leads to better liver and pancreas health, and steadier blood sugar levels.
You are of course bound by insurance companies so the debate between whats best for the patient and whats best for the patient that the insurance company/medical board thinks is ok, are very different. In fact, just being in a hospital for wound care greatly increases the chance of getting MRSA to begin with.
Being logical, a stranger vouching for another stranger's identity isn't very convincing. But Im sure you are who you say you are and I hope my tone was to your approval this time and to avoid being considered the local bad guy, I probably dont want this side discussion to drag on anymore than it already has.
Take away point: when the CDC calls HIV "a social issue" and not a medical one, and says only 30,000 get lyme for 10 years and then, when a vaccine gets released, says its now 300,000- a doctor has to use his smarts and patient's feedback probably more than insurance company studies, which have a huge incentive for lying. On the radio there was recently a massive warning about an antidepressant (I forget the name) creating a big string of suicides among teenagers. Logically, I have lost all faith in the special interest/government hybrid which has failed America and the world.