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Jun 05, 2009 03:44 AM

Drainage and the color of it.....


Could someone tell me what it means when a wound has a bright green drainage to it? It's mostly serosanguenous in nature but I have noticed the increase in the bright green drainage on the dressing. Also, if a person has had MRSA in a wound, will that always be positive for MRSA or does it go away? Thanks.


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from annaedRN
Old Jun 08, 2009, 08:04 PM

Default Re: Drainage and the color of it.....
green drainage often means pseudomonas
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Old Jun 08, 2009, 08:08 PM

Default Re: Drainage and the color of it.....
I agree...very bright green, almost a lime green is usually pseudomonas. As far as I know, a wound can be treated with atb therapy and have a negative culture for mrsa once treated.
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Old Jun 26, 2009, 10:29 PM

Default Re: Drainage and the color of it.....
Unfortunately MRSA tends to come back. It often will clear in a specific wound but then may show up again as an absess someplace else. Also, like most staph, it tends to colonize in the nares, throat, skin folds, etc. Colonization can be transient or permanent. See the www.cdc.gov or go to www.apic.org and put MRSA in the search box.
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