Rampant Staph Outbreaks

[alpinerabbit]

Oh yeah please don't do the antibiotic detergent route.

[/on soapbox]Antibiotic resistant staph was my Ph.D. topic......

there's new antibiotics coming, a swiss company will get approval shortly for a new anti-staph drug but the most important things to do is to not use them for trivial infections, not ask for them against viral infections, use your course to the end if you get them, and ban them for livestock growth promotion....
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[velogirl]

My father died of MRSA -- 10 years ago on Monday. It was a six month, near-death, miraculous recovery, near-death cycle, until he finally succumbed.

I miss him.

[Pax]

My father died of MRSA -- 10 years ago on Monday. It was a six month, near-death, miraculous recovery, near-death cycle, until he finally succumbed.

I miss him.

Velogirl, I am so sorry for your loss. To lose your beloved poppa to such a thing is just mind boggling.

[emily_in_nc]

My father died of MRSA -- 10 years ago on Monday. It was a six month, near-death, miraculous recovery, near-death cycle, until he finally succumbed.

I miss him.

Oh velo, my heart goes out to you. I didn't even know MRSA existed ten years ago!

The anniversary of my dad's death in a car accident is coming up on the 28th, so I can really empathize with how you are feeling now. I miss him so much, and it's even worse around this anniversary time. I know when it has been ten years, like you, I will miss him just as much.

Emily

[smilingcat]

We use weak clorox to disinfect my cutting boards, knives ... in the kitchen.

One cap full (about tbs) of Clorox in about quart of water (2 to 3 ml/liter)and wash down your board. NFS guideline or general guideline taught at cooking school can't remember which...

I have a "wash" bucket with the Clorox solution. If you can smell the Clorox, its way too strong.

No need to buy those antimicrobial soap/detergent.

smilingcat

[lauraelmore1033]

oh Veogirl, your loss is so heart breaking--and hits close to home. My son came down with a MRSA infection over the summer on a simple rugburn on his knee. He said his knee was near to sloughing off by the time he went to the doctor. They attacked it with a couple of powerful antibiotics and sent him home with cleansers and admontitions to wash, wash, wash everything thoroughly with soap (not anti-bacterial) at every opportunity. He pulled out of it within a couple of weeks. It is manageable at this point, but it was all so frightening. A friend of a friend lost a husband to MRSA a few years ago, so it is hard not to panic and to see it as happening everywhere...

[velogirl]

thanks, everyone, for your sentiments.

in my father's case, he had severe RA and the drugs he was on to treat the RA compromised his immune system which is why he died. my mother and I also contracted MRSA from my father and both colonized it. both of us also had outbreaks after surgery, but neither of us died from if (well, at least I don't think I died from it).

serious stuff, but obviously more dangerous to those with weakened immune systems.