carriers are not contagious????????..That really makes no sense...of course a person with active MRSA that is colonized in the nares is contagious! That is...
I have been lurking the last few days and enjoying the posts even though not everyone agrees with each other. From what I have researched nobody seems to...
For 17 years I have monitored for HAI's (that means hospital acquired infections) and educated staff, and attended Infection Control seminars around the world....
Twice I had an ant problem in my room....3rd floor Kaiser Santa Teresa. Two different stays. Both times, the nurses call Housekeeping. The person from...
That is TERRIBLE! I would have complained to head of hospital, health board and any others I could think of. After getting MRSA after my first surgery when I...
I am new to the group and have a few questions. I first contracted staph when I had shingles on my back and side, and had to have 6 areas surgically cleaned...
I forgot to mention that the underarms are a very common place for MRSA infections to occur and you really need to stop shaving if you do. Shaving is very...
I have had community acquired MRSA, and the information I have relates to that. You should not be stuck with it forever. Please go directly to a doctor who...
I am new here, too, and also new to learning how to take care of myself and my family now that I have this. And, I have also been "fired" by my now ex-doctor...
I am very fortunate that my pcp has an extensive background in infectious disease and is very knowledgeable about it. However, I am still asking for a referral...
By ROSALIE WESTENSKOW UPI Correspondent WASHINGTON, July 5 (UPI) -- Hospital-acquired infections increase mortality rates and healthcare costs, and a growing...
Thanks for the info, I am very ocd about cleaning, following both my son and the dog around with Lysol!!! Also, bleaching all fabrics possible and changing...
If drainage (if any) is contained and the patient is not digging and spreading it around..... no gown needed unless changing dressing. Also, the carts do not...
Im not sure about how long they can/should drain. But I do know that if youre draining, youre very contagious. You should go to the doctors as soon as possible...
I've been reading and had my own concerns on how contagious MRSA is, or how everyone else says it can be and thank God it isn't so bad as some say, there is a...
thanks for the info, I saw my primary doctor today and got a referral to a specialist, but he gave me a really hard time about it. He kept telling me a...
Not everyone who gets MRSA becomes a carrier. Once the infection is dried up, he shouldn't be contagious unless your doctor has some reason to believe...
I am not to sure anyone is positive on the answer for this. When I did have it of course I was in isolation and everyone had to put on a gown before visiting....
There is one thing, that my daughters doctor said and did, and that was to get the infection out of her. They wanted it to drain, so they stuck about 21/2 feet...
I HAD A MRSA ABCESS IN OCT. 2005, WAS IN HOSPITAL A WEEK ON IV ANTIBIOTICS. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN DORMANT. WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING I HAVE A SMALL PIMPLE...
I would say yes, that is how my second outbreak began, I went immediately to the doctor and got on Bactrim and have not had to go to the hospital since we...
It is my understanding that all staph infections are not MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that is resistant to...
Hi everyone, I had a mis-diagnosed spider bite on my leg at the beginning of 2007 that ended up being MRSA. It was a pretty bad infection once they figured...
that is correct, there are regular staph infections and then there are the methiciillan resistant type (mrsa). "staph" lives on the skin and in the nostrils of...
Makes me recall a time many years ago when we were using sugar and betadine on burns in a hospital setting. I thought the Doctor was a little goofy! The...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
