Re: RE : Obscure fungal infection defies diagnosis - MARCoNS

[Guest guest]

MARCoNS is an acronym that Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker frequently uses.

Following is an explanation from his " Mold Warriors " glossary:

[Multiply] Antibiotic Resistant Coagulase Negative Staphylococci:

Once benign, but no longer, these colonizers of the skin and nose of

MSH-deficient patients make biofilms that let them differentiate and

live as a community of bacteria. In a biofilm colony, individual

MARCoNS may variously make antibiotic resistance factors, hemolysins

(small proteins that help the bacteria obtain iron) that activate

cytokine responses and exotoxins that split and inactivate MSH. When

a mold patient has a biofilm-forming MARCoNS and low MSH, clinical

improvement will not occur until the MARCoNS is eradicated. Will be

resistant to methicillin in 60% of isolates.

>

> Arlene, MRSA is Methlocillin Resistant Staph Aureus, a bacteria

that

> needs to be treated w/an antibiotic that it's sensitive to. Don't

know

> what MARCON's is?? Can you elaborate?

>

> S, Glad you shared that; didn't know being colonized would give you

> symptoms.

> Hugs, Cheryl

>

[Guest guest]

More info online regarding MARCoNS at:

http://www.newchronicfatigue.info/uncategorized/8/multiply-antibiotic-

resistant-coagulase-negative-staph-marcons-nasal-culture/

It is dated 1-1-2007.

MULTIPLY ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPH (MARCONS)

NASAL CULTURE

Different bacteria, such as MARCONS are being implicated in many

cases of Crhonic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS) and Fibroymylagia. The

nasal culture to test for MARCONS is pretty simple, yet it is a bit

different than a standard nasal culture, so you will need to ensure

that your MD is familiar with these so it is done correctly.

To quote Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker: " We find a disproportionate number of

patients who have chronic fatiguing illnesses develop a

susceptibility to `Coagulase Negative Staph' species, growing deep in

the nose. Have your physician do a deep, aerobic culture (tell the

doctor to sample beyond the middle turbinates). " If the test is

positive, the usual treatment is a triple antibiotic approach with

treatment duration of at least a month.

>

> Arlene, MRSA is Methlocillin Resistant Staph Aureus, a bacteria

that

> needs to be treated w/an antibiotic that it's sensitive to. Don't

know

> what MARCON's is?? Can you elaborate?

>

> S, Glad you shared that; didn't know being colonized would give you

> symptoms.

> Hugs, Cheryl

>