Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 I work for a surgical group and a few years ago, we barely saw mrsa outside of the hospital setting. Then, we started getting cases in the office, once in a while. Now, we see it all the time, one day, every person that came in had mrsa. It is out there and the data that they are using for this new supposedly "epidemic" is based on 2005 information. It is much more prevalent than this report suggests. That being said, I work with people everyday that have it. I guess with sarc that might make me more susceptible. I use purell in the office, wash my hands well, and take off my shoes at the door when I get home. To my knowledge, no one at work has contracted mrsa. So, take precautions. If you have any injury that does not seem to get better, just worse after a couple of days, get it checked out. These can also be a closed injury, like a bad bruising, as some cases have been reported in this manner. Bonnie BSee what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 I work for a surgical group and a few years ago, we barely saw mrsa outside of the hospital setting. Then, we started getting cases in the office, once in a while. Now, we see it all the time, one day, every person that came in had mrsa. It is out there and the data that they are using for this new supposedly "epidemic" is based on 2005 information. It is much more prevalent than this report suggests. That being said, I work with people everyday that have it. I guess with sarc that might make me more susceptible. I use purell in the office, wash my hands well, and take off my shoes at the door when I get home. To my knowledge, no one at work has contracted mrsa. So, take precautions. If you have any injury that does not seem to get better, just worse after a couple of days, get it checked out. These can also be a closed injury, like a bad bruising, as some cases have been reported in this manner. Bonnie BSee what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Thanks, Ron. In Indiana there have been 4 students/teachers diagnosed with MRSA in the last couple of weeks. Only one is sick & he's going to be okay. The news reports show people cleaning the entire school--wiping down lockers, etc. But they don't address the fact that all the MRSA carriers (and there are probably many of them) will just recontaminate those surfaces. I think I've only seen one report that mentioned handwashing. I did see a Health Dept. official interviewed, and she emphasized that this is not a new problem, but that it is getting more recognition. I'm glad to see it, but I hope that people don't overreact, use more antibiotics that then lead to more drug-resistant bugs. That's how we got to this situation in the first place, that & people not finishing all their antibiotics. For at least two years I have been telling people about the CA-MRSA (community-acquired) because 2 of my grandkids have had recurrent boils & abscesses that were finally cultured at my insistence & showed MRSA. Another good site is MRSA Watch. It's out of the UK, and has some very interesting information, including a nasal cream in development, which contains viruses that will kill MRSA, but are otherwise harmless (hopefully!) Ramblin' RoseModerator A merry heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22 Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. Play Now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Thanks, Ron. In Indiana there have been 4 students/teachers diagnosed with MRSA in the last couple of weeks. Only one is sick & he's going to be okay. The news reports show people cleaning the entire school--wiping down lockers, etc. But they don't address the fact that all the MRSA carriers (and there are probably many of them) will just recontaminate those surfaces. I think I've only seen one report that mentioned handwashing. I did see a Health Dept. official interviewed, and she emphasized that this is not a new problem, but that it is getting more recognition. I'm glad to see it, but I hope that people don't overreact, use more antibiotics that then lead to more drug-resistant bugs. That's how we got to this situation in the first place, that & people not finishing all their antibiotics. For at least two years I have been telling people about the CA-MRSA (community-acquired) because 2 of my grandkids have had recurrent boils & abscesses that were finally cultured at my insistence & showed MRSA. Another good site is MRSA Watch. It's out of the UK, and has some very interesting information, including a nasal cream in development, which contains viruses that will kill MRSA, but are otherwise harmless (hopefully!) Ramblin' RoseModerator A merry heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22 Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. Play Now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Sorry Bonnie, I saw your post after I had posted on MRSA. Thanks for the info. Debbiequiltenbe@... wrote: I work for a surgical group and a few years ago, we barely saw mrsa outside of the hospital setting. Then, we started getting cases in the office, once in a while. Now, we see it all the time, one day, every person that came in had mrsa. It is out there and the data that they are using for this new supposedly "epidemic" is based on 2005 information. It is much more prevalent than this report suggests. That being said, I work with people everyday that have it. I guess with sarc that might make me more susceptible. I use purell in the office, wash my hands well, and take off my shoes at the door when I get home. To my knowledge, no one at work has contracted mrsa. So, take precautions. If you have any injury that does not seem to get better, just worse after a couple of days, get it checked out. These can also be a closed injury, like a bad bruising, as some cases have been reported in this manner. Bonnie B See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. Debbie T.Co-Moderator __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Sorry Bonnie, I saw your post after I had posted on MRSA. Thanks for the info. Debbiequiltenbe@... wrote: I work for a surgical group and a few years ago, we barely saw mrsa outside of the hospital setting. Then, we started getting cases in the office, once in a while. Now, we see it all the time, one day, every person that came in had mrsa. It is out there and the data that they are using for this new supposedly "epidemic" is based on 2005 information. It is much more prevalent than this report suggests. That being said, I work with people everyday that have it. I guess with sarc that might make me more susceptible. I use purell in the office, wash my hands well, and take off my shoes at the door when I get home. To my knowledge, no one at work has contracted mrsa. So, take precautions. If you have any injury that does not seem to get better, just worse after a couple of days, get it checked out. These can also be a closed injury, like a bad bruising, as some cases have been reported in this manner. Bonnie B See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. Debbie T.Co-Moderator __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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