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book MRSA Secrets Revealed
Posted by Colin |
Last Reply June 8, 2010
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Started June 2, 2010 at 23:01 |
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Has anyone bought the book MRSA Secrets Revealed or read this book ? http://www.staph-infection-resources.com/ My son keeps getting mrsa and normal treatment does not seem to stop reinfection, I'm trying to find information on alternatives herbal etc but cant find any reviews on this book anywhere. |
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First phase of c-diff inquiry
Posted by linda mccafferty |
Last Reply June 8, 2010
Started June 8, 2010 |
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http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/181441-first-phase-of-cdiff-outbreak-inquiry-gets-under-way/ |
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How to cope with mrsa.
Posted by Darlene |
Last Reply June 5, 2010
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Started September 13, 2007 at 06:05 |
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My grand daughter is two and a half and was diagnosed with mrsa. The doctors are not telling us anything. I tend to think that she caught this superbug at daycare. Can someone tell me how to find out if she is a carrier? She has had 2 outbreaks (in a month or so period) and the 1st time she had 2 sores. Both times it was on her legs. Is there something that can be done to avoid getting it again. How does a person know if it is affecting the lungs, bloodstream, etc...? I have been reading alot on the internet but have yet to find anything that I can use as concrete. Will she ever live a "normal" life? I realize that each person affected is different but I have read your forum about mrsa not having lasting effects. So any information would be really helpful and appreciated. Does anyone know what the gestation period for catching it is? Is it different for everyone? Thank you again for your responses in advance, Darlene |
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MRSA Superbug Forum
Posted by Sai Kiran |
Last Reply June 5, 2010
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Started June 5, 2010 at 06:48 |
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MRSA Superbug News A-Z Index > MRSA Superbug MRSA Superbug News is an EIN News Service for health professionals. Constantly updated news and information about health. http://health.einnews.com/news/mrsasuperbug |
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CLAIM COMPENSATION FOR MRSA
Posted by Annamaria - |
Last Reply May 30, 2010
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Started February 24, 2006 at 15:01 |
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Hi All I am sorry to hear of so many cases of the superbug MRSA. My company can help vitims of MRSA claim compensation where the hospital are at fault. If you have contracted MRSA whilst in hospital or know someone that has within the last three years then please visit our website for details of how to register a potential claim for compensation. www.accidentclaim.tv Good Luck in your fight for justice! Annamaria |
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Mr Michael Booker given GMC Warning
Posted by BT |
Last Reply May 24, 2010
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Started November 22, 2007 at 20:36 |
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Hello everyone I'd like to tell everyone that sometimes it pays off to complain about sub-standard treatment to the General Medical Counsel. Mr Michael Booker, a gynaecologist at Shirley Oaks and MayDay Hospitals received a 5 year warning for leaving a girl in her early thirties with a savage hospital infection, necrotizing fasciitis (the "flesh eating bug") for a total of three weeks. Most people die from this within a few hours but she kept fighting for her life with no support from him. This was without a proper diagnosis - he assured her it was merely a haematoma and would get 'bigger before it got smaller", and offered her no painkillers, even though she was literally screaming for them. He even went on his annual vacation to the South Coast whilst she was being eaten alive. Necrotizing Fasciitis is a strain of MRSA, and there's no excuse for leaving anyone in so much agony for so long. On the 21st day, he came back from his holiday and wrote in her medical notes that he wa... read more |
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Green light to sue NHS
Posted by linda mccafferty |
Last Reply May 24, 2010
Started May 23, 2010 at 23:59 |
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http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health-news/2010/05/23/mrsa-gran-wins-battle-to-allow-her-to-sue-nhs-86908-22279510/ |
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methotraxate and mrsa
Posted by mark todd |
Last Reply May 21, 2010
Started May 19, 2010 at 21:12 |
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My father has just been told he has mrsa i take methotrexate for crohns am i at risk too. |
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mrsa in bladder
Posted by iestyn |
Last Reply May 20, 2010
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Started July 26, 2007 at 22:32 |
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can you tell if you have mrsa by having a blood test?i have had urine tests some with mrsa and some with no infection at all but i still feel unwell and no one knows why this is possable. thanks |
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my medical notes have been changed
Posted by nicola |
Last Reply May 20, 2010
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Started May 18, 2010 at 20:35 |
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has this happened to you ?can any one help? |
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bowel infection ! mrsa ????
Posted by gloria |
Last Reply May 19, 2010
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Started May 18, 2010 at 22:47 |
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Having suffered severe constipation through out my pregnancy,iron tablets, 2 courses of prednisalone 2 couses of antibiotics for chest infections/uti,s !After passing a large compact stool a large amount of blood/mucas presented to follow.The following 2 wks was hell !!!!!:@ Temp up then down ,rash started to appear then fades , dizzy sick burning like hot oil pulse up then down as was blood preassure.bowels not opened for 2 weeks.a/e twice sent home panic attacks.doc contacted 27 times. doc gives coomoxiclav re bowel infection . Rash spreading up left hand side across shoulder into jaw all pain following root .In hospitl finally routine bloods nad????? passing green mucas like never seen in my life (jelly like dark green)came out volantry on walking one time!ugh sorry gross! Doc stops meds due to bld result x ray R constipation/ obstruction.5 more days in hospital canular entrance in arm septic lookin !health deteriated pain rash burnin spread to ears /temple , head banging ears c... read more |
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mrsa in knee replacement
Posted by gigi |
Last Reply May 19, 2010
Started April 15, 2005 at 17:03 |
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hello, my mother, who is in her late 60s, contacted a mrsa during knee replacement surgery in 1/04. 2004 was a long and difficult year. numerous surgeries, antibotics, pain and depression. my mother had the antibotic treated cement spacer replace the artifical knee 10/04 and taken out and another artificial knee surgery 2/05 and once again the ugly mrsa showed itself. it must have been hiding. doctors have advised my mother will just have to stay on antibotics the rest of her life and if they cannot control the mrsa - possible ambutation or removal of the artifical knee with no replacement. i dont feel like these are options. my mother and father are very active, i have a 2 1/2 yr old son that she wants to play with. does anyone know of anywhere or anything that might help us beat this horrible thing? we will go where we need to. thanks |
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Death from MRSA
Posted by Channelle |
Last Reply May 18, 2010
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Started July 1, 2004 at 20:39 |
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My Grandad had to go into hospital 3 years ago for an operation for bowel cancer. The operation went well and he recovered well, being a very fit 71 year old. At the end of last year after months of regular check ups, it was discovered that the cancer had gone to his liver. Luckily, they could operate to remove this but he had to go into hospital 30 miles away. Whilst there he got MRSA. When it was time to leave hospital they sent him home with MRSA saying that it wasn't a problem and then a fortnight later he collapsed at home. He was rushed into a local hospital and they said he would probably be in hospital for one night. The ambulance men seemed to think that he collapsed due to low sugar level. He ended up being in hospital for 3 weeks up until the day he died. Whilst in hospital he still had the MRSA from the previous hospital and all the time he was in hospital he could not talk properly, he was losing weight, he could not eat and basically did not look as though he h... read more |
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MRSA spreading elsewhere
Posted by Jane |
Last Reply May 16, 2010
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Started July 7, 2005 at 19:28 |
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Hi I am hoping someone on here can tell me whats happening.My dad was in hospital for a chest infection.(He has asthma and emphysemsa)he was on the ventilator and had a catheter.He was sent home for a few days and then readmitted as he kept shivering with fever in the mornings only.They then kept hom in for another 8 days or so and then last Thursday said he has MRSA put him in a side ward and then sent him home.He was readmitted today as his urine was very cloudy and the doctor at the hospital said it means the MRSA is now in his blood and he has a clolny in his lungs.I don't think they know what to do with him actually.This is the third time in hospital.Also I myself have had a chest infrection which I am still recovering from.Would it be safe for me to visit him.(I don;t want to make him worse and I don't want to get MRSa.How contagious is this really.Please help. Thanks Jane |
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treating MRSA with heat
Posted by Diane Miessler |
Last Reply May 14, 2010
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Started April 17, 2010 at 06:22 |
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I've had much success treating superficial skin infections with very hot compresses - a wet washcloth in a ziploc baggie, microwaved for 15-20 seconds, until it's uncomfortably hot on the skin (not enough to burn, of course). Or, alternatively, soaking the affected area in very hot water. I've never seen it fail, if done hourly at the first sign of infection. I wonder why I can find no research on using heat against MRSA, instead of the ever-enlarging list of drug resistant antibiotics. It makes sense, as bacteria can only live in a certain temperature range, and heat stimulates immune activity. Any thoughts/info? |
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UV/ Sun kills skin MRSA?
Posted by Copado |
Last Reply May 12, 2010
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Started July 23, 2008 at 18:21 |
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My MRSA just came back in force. I had it about 3 months, had it treated, and it subsided. But I woke up two days ago with follicalitus on my thigh and an abscess on my buttocks. It always seems to colonize that way on me. the deeply infected abscess occurs on my buttocks. I assume because there is a lot of tissue and not much blood so it can dive quickly. Anyways, I was thinking of going to a tanning spa to try if UV light would help kill this evil bug at all(?). does anyone know anything about UV treatment for mrsa? Thanks. |
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stomach problems after MRSA treatment
Posted by Eve Beardall |
Last Reply May 9, 2010
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Started May 8, 2010 at 21:18 |
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I'm wondering if anyone else has had digestive trouble after being treated for MRSA. My son was in the hospital for a week, on many different antibiotics, including Vancomycin and Cubicin (sp?) and now almost a year later, he still throws up after eating sometimes. Thanks, Eve Beardall |
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Hydrotherapy Pools
Posted by Aoife Langton |
Last Reply May 9, 2010
Started April 11, 2006 at 18:13 |
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Just wondering if anybody has any guidelines on MRSA and hydrotherapy (physiotherapy in water) pools. Do hydrotherapy pools allow patients with MRSA entry into such pools? |
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Breast abscess
Posted by Gra |
Last Reply May 8, 2010
Started September 30, 2008 at 16:49 |
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I need some advice -I have had recurring sub areolar breast abscesses, 3 in the last 18 months, and am prone to boils on my buttocks and genital area. I have now developed a huge boil on my face at the side of my nose.This has been going on for a month. I have had breast abscesses drained (surgery) twice, and this last time a few wees ago it was caught early, and aspirated. Notwithstanding all the IV antibiotics I have had in hospital(I am allergic to erythromycin, penicillin and quinolones) it is getting bigger and more painful. Is it possible I may have an MRSA infection??? |
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mrsa boils, cysts
Posted by CARLOS |
Last Reply May 4, 2010
Started November 17, 2004 at 15:06 |
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i have been mrsa positive for about 5 months. what a a pain in the ass. literally. Zyvox tabs dry up my boils but they eventually return, usually in about 2 or 3 weeks. The bacteria is becoming immune to the zyvoz! what will i do next? I have read some cases on this board similar to mine. what happens next? Do the boils increase, does it go in your blood stream, will the abscesses sprout to larger sizes. please anyone experiencing this type of mrsa please inform me if possible. thanks |
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