Re: MRSA
- From: bodyabode@xxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:52:13 -0000
On Oct 22, 8:19 pm, Chris <chrissype...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Oct 22, 9:08?pm, "Barbara Carlson" <bbcarl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Okay, that's a different story. The nursing homes I write reports on send
patients with MRSA infections to the hospital for IV antibiotics and do not
treat them at the home.
The MRSA infection itself is not contagious, per se. Medical workers and
doctors, and many people are exposed to the bacteria.
However, anyone who is around someone with a known MRSA infection certainly
should be taking perhaps a little more than "basic" cleanliness procedures
and I am surprised they have not been so informed. One of the football
athletes in one of our schools has come down with a MRSA infection recently
and the media is treating it as if the plague has struck! They are
recommending things like not sharing towels, of course drinks, etc., but
MRSA is relatively rare, and it needs a reason to turn into a "disease," and
other than cleanliness and some common (or uncommon) sense there is no
reason for a caregiver to panic.
Barb C."Kathycarp" <kathyc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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OK. He has a MRSA "infection", for which he had to be transferred to
another facility for I.V. antibiotics, which could not be administered at
his nursing home facility. He's a very sick man. I was just wondering if
any precautions should be taken for those who are caring for him (his
wife), and those who visit him daily. No one has mentioned anything to
them.
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"Barbara Carlson" <bbcarl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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What do you mean by "has MRSA". What are his symptoms?
Many of us carry the MRSA bacteria in our system which in most cases is
harmless. If the situation is just right, it can, of course, be deadly.
The ignorant media is blowing this thing all out of proportion. A MRSA
infection is serious, needs to be properly diagnosed and treated. Most
are treated with the most powerful antibiotics intravenously, usually
admitted to the hospital for treatment. Most people recover, a few do
not, often because it was not properly diagnosed early. I have been
writing about occasional MRSA infections for years, as I am sure most of
you have.
Nursing home have older, often debilitated patients, so if someone is
carrying the MRSA bacteria and gets a cut or scrape, or has surgery, they
are going to be more vulnerable to infection of any kind, but unless
there is an infection, "having MRSA" is probably something many of us
have. The things they recommend, washing hands, cleanliness, are things
many people do to avoid any kind of infection from the common cold on up!
Barb C.
"Kathycarp" <kathyc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I admit not knowing much about MRSA.
The father of a friend of mine has MRSA. He is in nursing home. Started
out being urinary and then went to blood. Her mother sits with him 24/7
(nearly) and my friend visits daily. No one has ever told them to take
any precautions about protecting themselves against the MRSA. Is this
normal?
--
Kathy
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There are suddenly many reports the last few days in a few different
states of schools being shut down. Just today, I had a very obvious
increase in dictations in reference to MRSA with docs indicating the
patient saw it on TV. TV just keeps indicating that proper handwashing
is adequate, and even showed a hospital last week where occurrences
have gone way down while showing hospital personnel simply using a
hand sanitizer and indicating that is why. This evening they even
clarified that while it is resistant, it is usually still treatable,
and they urged people to become informed. They did, however, list the
flu shot as a preventative measure against MRSA - in relation to the
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First of all, a flu shot is an innoculation against a virus. MRSA is a
bacterial infection.
The use of "hand sanitizer" and similar "sanitizing" products are
directly responsible for the mutation of common bacterial agents such
as staph. MRSA stands for Methicillin-RESISTANT Staphylococcus
aureus. There are now strains such as MULTIPLE-RESISTANT
Staphylococcus aureus. There is a reason surgeons WASH their hands. It
takes water and vigorous scrubbing with soap to REMOVE bacteria or
viral material from your hands. If you simply apply "hand sanitizer",
the fecal material that causes e.coli, viruses, staph bacteria, etc.
are still covering your hands...only now they have been dowsed with a
weak solution of "sanitizing" agents that do not kill more than half
of the pathogenic material present. Now, the strongest strains of
pathogens that are on your hands survive, and are therefore RESISTANT.
Not only that, but now thinking that you have cleaned your hands, you
freely handle food, dishes, and other surfaces you'd never dream of
touching with dirty hands. This, and the over-use of antibiotics, is
responsible for creating resistant "super-bugs" which we will be
hearing more and more about.
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