mercurialnerd

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1. MRSA in the nares

   mercurialnerd replied to Flo.'s topic in General Nursing

   I agree, it's confusing--I've heard so many contradictory things. But my understanding (with my experience of the past nine months as a colonized person) is that the big risks seem to be (1) touching or picking at your skin (risk to yourself), (2) sh...

2. MRSA Colonization in Healthcare workers and patients

   mercurialnerd replied to Mammy1111's topic in General Nursing

   So...if everyone went on the decolonization regime consisting of the Rifampin course, wouldn't MRSA become resistant to Rifampin? This I don't understand. An ENT I saw recently, who's fearful of contracting MRSA (understandably), swabs his nostrils w...

3. MRSA Colonization in Healthcare workers and patients

   mercurialnerd replied to Mammy1111's topic in General Nursing

   P.S. The average length of time for colonization is six months. Yes, your file will be marked for life, but it doesn't mean a darn thing, because other people who haven't ever been tested might unknowingly have it & acquire an infection post op o...

4. MRSA Colonization in Healthcare workers and patients

   mercurialnerd replied to Mammy1111's topic in General Nursing

   My family (3 of 5 members) have been battling CA-MRSA infections for 9 months. We have been advised by the doctor in charge of infectious disease to undergo a decolonization regime. (We have already tried the Mupirocin and Hibiclens thing more than o...