Whats a Staph Infection??

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Best thing to use is Vetramycin. Great stuff, doesn't sting and WILL kill MRSA. It also comes in the human form, but I can't remember its name and it's more expensive. Can use it on all sorts of animals even rabbits. I've used it on myself and my dogs and horses. WOW it is great!!!
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Close, but VRSA is the worst.
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Basically it's a staph infection that goes beyond MRSA. It's the "super-bug" that developed past MRSA
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I remember dealing with MRSA all the time at the nursing home I used to work at. Poor residents...
 
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??? EXCUSE ME (and many of the other posters here), but I find your answer highly offensive. A lot of REAL information has been given. PLEASE tell me your resume that abolishes real life experiences or authentic information.
 
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??? EXCUSE ME (and many of the other posters here), but I find your answer highly offensive. A lot of REAL information has been given. PLEASE tell me your resume that abolishes real life experiences or authentic information.

Just to add - I have lost a family member to a staph infection that WAS treated. I myself have been hospitalized with staph. There are MANY strains of staph and they have a wide variety of reactions and consequences. The odds are very good that this will be the experience that the OP has, they'll get meds and it will go away and everything will be fine. Good for them. But, don't be so dismissive of other people's experiences please ema, I still have not recovered from the loss of my aunt.
 
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Best to use the lowest effective antibiotic, not jump immediately to something like Vetramycin. The big guns should only be used when needed. Basically take or do what your doctor has told you. If they say treat for ten days, treat for ten days. Microbes reproduce quickly, so that genetic changes seem to happen almost overnight, which is how we end up with antibiotic resistant strains. If you treat only until symptoms disappear, you are only killing the fragile bugs, and making the others stronger. Most of us have by now had some experience with a bacterial infection that needs multiple treatments to get rid of. In my case it was a kid with strep. After three go rounds of taking all the antibiotics prescribed, he ended up with a penicillin shot.

Staph can be a pus filled cut or it can be life threatening. It depends on the strain, the treatment and where the problem is. For most, it is not particularly serious.
 
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??? EXCUSE ME (and many of the other posters here), but I find your answer highly offensive. A lot of REAL information has been given. PLEASE tell me your resume that abolishes real life experiences or authentic information.

Just to add - I have lost a family member to a staph infection that WAS treated. I myself have been hospitalized with staph. There are MANY strains of staph and they have a wide variety of reactions and consequences. The odds are very good that this will be the experience that the OP has, they'll get meds and it will go away and everything will be fine. Good for them. But, don't be so dismissive of other people's experiences please ema, I still have not recovered from the loss of my aunt.​

(To add my 2 cents) Also most of the people who have given the OP answers reguarding staph infections work in the medical fields... I think it's safe to say that when we gave our answers, we completely understood what staph infections are as well as their seriousness.

To fattie: I didn't even know about VRSA until I started working in the medical field! It is very rare, thankfully, but super scary. I can't remember what they use to treat it...
 
Well, I am a nurse and I am here to say MRSA IS SERIOUS! You should be treated immediately. It's no joke.

MRSA originated in hospitals. It is a mixture of different types of bacteria. Maybe a nurse went from one patient's room with Bacteria A to another patient's room that had Bacteria B. She didn't wash her hands. SO, now she has Bacteria AB. But, remember, there are several (and I mean SEVERAL) types of bacteria, so there are hundreds - if not thousands - possible mixtures. Most MRSA infections are resistant to most antibiotics. That's why the name "methicillin resistant".

VRSA is worse than MRSA, BUT there is another that's worse than both VRSA and MRSA. I just can't remember the name sitting here this minute.

Another point is that if you have EVER BEEN INFECTED WITH MRSA, most hospitals (if you ever get sick and placed in the hospital) will automatically place you on ISOLATION because you have had MRSA in your life. NO matter what you were admitted to the hospital for at that current time (it could be diabetes complications admission, and you will be placed on ISOLATION).

Most of us carry MRSA in our nares, we just don't carry a high enough amount to be dangerous. They use Bactroban ointment to treat MRSA in the nares. Some doctors that I know regularly put this outside of their nares when doing rounds in the hospitals. It's a precautionary thing.

MRSA can be located just about anywhere on or in the body. You can have MRSA in a wound, MRSA in your urine, etc. It can spread. It should be treated immediately. IF you have MRSA in a wound, you should ALWAYS keep the wound covered, to prevent further spread. I'm sure everyone's heard about high school jocks getting MRSA through locker room contamination.

Anyway, any infection should be considered serious. Especially when we surround ourself with our family's most of the time. We don't want to put their health at risk. Especially if the infected person is going to be around an immunocompromised person (person with Multiple Sclerosis, taking steriods, the list goes on). Their immune system isn't strong enough to fight off a cold, much less MRSA

Hope this has been helpful.
 

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