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ShaharThorne -> Warning about staph infections. (4/9/2010 7:46:29 AM)

I was just DX with having 2 staph infections.  I have been having a rash since late December on my neck, behind the ears and shoulders.  What I thought was a simple outbreak of acne was much worse.  At least they are not MRSA, but still I should of known what was happening.

MRSA is the nastiest of Staph infections.  It will involve the flesh eating bacteria.  Usually the staph bacteria will be around the groin area, butt and thighs.  Usually I get a nasty outbreak on my butt, but so far this year, I had not.  It moved up north and is now affecting my face, neck and shoulders.  I am just hoping that it does not leave any scar tissue

I am taking 3 antibiotics now, 2 to clear a lump in my armpit and the tetracycline for the staph.  I want to itch so bad that I am thinking of getting a back scratcher or a loofah sponge on a stick.

so far, I don't think that it has spread to anyone outside of this household.  I did tell Bo (daughter's father) about it since him and I do get together sometimes.  He reports no infection so I am glad of that.

So if you are experencing an unusual breakout of "acne" have it tested by the doctor.  A little pinprick and swabbing can tell it for you and get you on the right track for treatment.

Meanwhile...I need a slave to swab some anti-itch cream on me...[;)]



windchymes -> RE: Warning about staph infections. (4/9/2010 8:16:40 AM)

Just want to interject that the "flesh-eating" bacteria isn't necessarily MRSA and MRSA isn't necessarily flesh-eating. 

MRSA stands for Methycillin Resistant Staph Aureus.  "Staph Aureus" is the very common "staph" bacteria that is everywhere.  If it gets inside the body via pores, cuts, scratches, mucous membranes, etc. and begins to multiply, then it becomes an infection.  It isn't any more dangerous than any other staph infection UNLESS it mutates and becomes resistant to the Methycillin family of antibiotics.  Then, it becomes very hard to get rid of, because all of the cheap and common antibiotics won't kill it.  It's "resistant".  AND, if it mutates even further and decided to start eating your flesh, obviously, it's really bad news.

Fortunately, they have invented some really powerful antibiotics that do get rid of it.  It's good that you got tested and are receiving treatment so it doesn't get out of hand. :)


-Medical lab rat since 1989



SirsJewel -> RE: Warning about staph infections. (6/20/2010 7:34:44 PM)

yes two dif bateria,good luck take a benidryl for the itching,best wishes ~jewels



Termyn8or -> RE: Warning about staph infections. (6/30/2010 8:48:56 AM)

FR

A buddy of mine had MRSA and resistant is the keyword here.

They literally had to redrill his nose and go excavating in his leg to get rid of the colonies. Lots of fun. Ironically it didn't respond to anything so he stopped all medications and finally beat it, but almost died in the process. I don't think he would have been able to if his body was still so colonized.

This is not bullshit, I can probably get the medical records if necessary. He was sent home to die. There was nothing they could do. Actually it would be great if there was some sort of easy test for this so people didn't have to get an ulcer worrying about it every time they got a zit. But there isn't. There are home pregnancy tests, and you can send in someone's hair to be test for drug abuse but there seems ot be no need for a test for this. Let us not delve into the reasons why. Actually it might not be feasible, but neither were alot of things years ago.

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thornhappy -> RE: Warning about staph infections. (6/30/2010 10:10:39 AM)

There are fast tests for this, some hospitals use them when patients are admitted to the hospital to see if they are carriers.  One was approved back in 2008.



babygurlangel -> RE: Warning about staph infections. (7/2/2010 3:58:45 PM)

I was told the last time I had to go to the hospital to get a boil lanced that I most likely have MRSA and there is nothing they can do to get rid of it...



DarlingSavage -> RE: Warning about staph infections. (7/2/2010 5:04:53 PM)

That's not true, they have very strong antibiotics for MRSA, but it's a bitch to get rid of it.  But if you don't, I'm pretty sure it will kill you. 

  • The focus on infections has increased as more and more patients admitted to hospitals now present with antibiotic-resistant bacteria acquired in the community, such as certain strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). MRSA was previously found primarily in hospitals and other health care settings.7,8
  • Studies suggest that there is a substantial increase in mortality, morbidity, and cost for patients with antibiotic-resistant versus susceptible infections.9,10,11,12
  • Multidrug-resistant pathogens are more likely to require longer hospital stays and treatment with second- or third-choice drugs.4
  • Infections originating from surgery in the United States resulted in a median hospitalization cost of $7,531 for each infected patient during the 1990s.13
  • Intra-abdominal infections can be difficult to treat, with mortality rates ranging from 3.5% in patients with early infection following a penetrating abdominal trauma to over 60% in patients with well-established infection coupled with secondary organ failure.14
  • Strains of vancomycin-resistant enterococci have become an important cause of illness and sometimes death.15
  • Nearly 60% of hospital-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections in intensive care units reported to the Centers for Disease Control are MRSA.16
  • MRSA has been recognized as a major nosocomial (hospital-acquired) pathogen that causes approximately 21% of skin infections and 28% of surgical wound infections.17
  • For the patient, the potential impact of MRSA includes increased morbidity and mortality, slower response to therapy and elevated risk of therapeutic failure, extra procedures and treatments (such as surgical wound drainage), longer hospital stays, more missed workdays, delay in return to usual activities, and reduced quality of life.18
  • Within hospitals, MRSA may lead to increased cost of infection control, increased laboratory use for surveillance and screening, use of broader-spectrum empirical therapy, longer hospital stays, and use of costlier therapies.18
  • S. aureus was the most prevalent species isolated from inpatient specimens (18.8%) and the second most prevalent species isolated from outpatient specimens (14.9%)19



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