I have recently been diagnosed with MRSA.I'm being treated but,no guarantees.Doe!
Question: I have been surfing the net and have found that MRSA can be fatal if not cured. Well, this scares the hell outta me. I got hospitalized in Nov. for 2 large boil type bumps on my on both legs. One was cut open, I was told it was cellucitis. I was given antibiotics and sent home next day. All seemed fine until 2 weeks ago when I got a bump on my behind. Then more began to form in my armpit. One got so big (armpit) I went to hospital and they tell me that I have MRSA. I asked the doctor a few questions about how I could of gotten this to begin with.Well, my boyfriends ex. She came to see her daughter and had had 7 abseceses cut open less than a week before. I told my doctor this and said pretty good chance she infected me somehow by using something of mine not being very cautious or curtious with her illness. She is in complete denial that she gave it to me. I don't want her in my house. Can you blame me for feeling this way. I could die from what she gave me. Any advice on what to do?
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All I can say is you shouldn't feel bad about being angry with this girl. What you can do is go to infection control (infectious disease control)in the hospital where you were first diagnosed with cellulitis and to the place where you were diagnosed with MRSA if they are different hospitals. There are doctors in infection control that can force this other person to at the very least not so carelessly expose others to such a dangerous disease. According to the textbook of diagnostic microbiology by Connie R. Mahon and George Manuselis Jr. (9Th edition ?) "It has been reported that Vancomycin in combination with Rifampin or Gentamycin can be effective against treating MRSA." Learning what you can about the disease is a good thing to do. If a doctor thinks you are on his level intellectually he is more likely to treat you like a person instead of a case. (That's from personal experience.) When I started working in the medical field I noticed a big difference in the way I was treated when I was able to show that I understood and wanted to take an active role in my treatment. If you show them that you want to prevent further infection and they will take you seriously and follow up on your case. Your anger with the moron is perfectly understandable your main concern however should be her daughter. If she gave this to you she could give it to her child as well. I will keep you in my prayers.
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When MRSA is found in a patient in the hospital all visitors and staff must adhere to contact precautions in order to avoid contamination and cross contamination. So it is not unreasonable to not want somebody who has open MRSA infected abscesses in their home.I would definitely ask my doctor on what to do about treating your own infection and follow your antibiotic regimen to the "T" and ask your doctor about how to avoid infecting others. Use these guidelines as a basis on permitting anyone into your home (and cleaning it after)
Didn't your physician give you antibiotics? Doesn't matter now who gave it to you. You can deal with that later.
People are normally colonized with Staph and strep species of bacteria, MRSA infection is staphylococcus that has mutated to be resistant to Methcillin (a kind of penicillin). Yes, it can be a serious infection. Speak to your physician for the best course of action. The quality of answers on youqa answers varies alot.
MRSA or methicillin resistant staph. aureus infection is caused by a staph that is resistant to standard treatment. in these cases, the recommended prescription is vancomycin or teicoplanin in combination with a 4th generation cephalosporin like Maxipime(cefipime).
Regards,
Freddie from the Philippines
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