Guest guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hi, I read the posts about MRSA (methicillin resistant S. Aureus. I do want to make a few corrections: MRSA is now also community acquired even among otherwise healthy young adults. Immunocomprosmised persons are more suspectible as they are to most things. MRSA originated as an opportunistic infection in hospitals among hospitalized patients who were immunocompromised, NOT hospital workers. So, the problem has been that MRSA evolved when proper handwashing and other precautions were not being used properly and thus spread from patient to patient. Now, it's out in the community which is really scary. The treatment plan sounds very promising. You have to alert staff anytime your hospitalized in the future of your prior infection. I'm an RN and I have seen the affects staffing has had on patient care and MRSA (in my mind) is one thing that could have been avoided had hospitals been more diligent. I hope you're doing better and I'm sorry to hear this has happened to you. Take care. Marrianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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