About MRSA

rafa · Mar 24, 2004

Hello,I am a Japanese nurse. I am looking for an English site. I want to get information about the infection countermeasure. I am waiting for the mail. Thank you. Then, I want a nurse's friend.
Kenshi
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Hi there,

If my memory does not play tricks, I believe Vancomycin is the antibiotic chosen to treat MRSA.

HannasMom · Mar 24, 2004

rafa,

Yes, Vancomycin is the antibiotic used to treat MRSA.

Trauma Columnist · Mar 24, 2004

Hi - just wanted to welcome you to All Nurses. I was stationed at Yokota AB in Tokyo from 79 to 82 and enjoyed your beautiful country! I also met and married my husband in Tokyo - he was in the Air Force and our oldest son was born in Japan in 1980.

zacarias, ASN, RN · May 18, 2004

rafa,
Yes, Vancomycin is the antibiotic used to treat MRSA.

Something I just learned a couple months ago is that when someone tests positive for MRSA, they can do a sensitivities check and some people with MRSA (depending on where) are sensitive to Bacrim (Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole) and go home on that pill.

suzanne4, RN · May 18, 2004

welcome from sunny bangkok!

best treatment for mrsa is to have a culture and sensitivity done. many of the patients are resistant to several of the antibiotics usually used. this way you know exactly what you need to deal with.

suzanne4, RN · May 18, 2004

culture and sensitivity first, then tailor the treatment to that patient.

many are becoming more resistant to many of the antibiotics.

welcome to allnurses.com from bangkok.........

:balloons:

zacarias, ASN, RN · May 19, 2004

culture and sensitivity first, then tailor the treatment to that patient.
many are becoming more resistant to many of the antibiotics.
welcome to allnurses.com from bangkok.........
:balloons:

i say that if the person's mrsa is sensitive to another med besides vanco, it'd be good to use it so we can keep vanco availabe for other folks.

LuLu123NY · May 20, 2004

Hello,I am a Japanese nurse. I am looking for an English site. I want to get information about the infection countermeasure. I am waiting for the mail. Thank you. Then, I want a nurse's friend.
Kenshi
[email protected]

Generally Vanco is used since this staph aureus is resistant to methicillin, which is a man made PCN. Be careful of "red man's syndrome" when using vanco. You may need to turn down the IV rate and get an order to premedicate with something like Benadryl. frequent assessment is needed for this drug. LuLu

mandykal, ADN, RN · May 22, 2004

I'm a CNA and sometimes we have residents with MRSA.

He/she is considered on "Contact Precautions." what is the affects on catching it? What is so contagious?

suzanne4, RN · May 22, 2004

Staph aureus is usually quite prevalent, just when it gets into the wrong body cavity does it cause trouble. However, it is becoming more resistant to many antibiotics, such as methicillin which used to be the drug of choice.

That is why some of the strains are labelled as MRSA. Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus.

Many clients in nursing homes immuno-compromised and this bug can easily be transmitted. It is usually found in urine or sputum in patients that are infected with this bug. Those are the reasons for the contact precautions.

The other problem is that Vancomycin is one of the few drugs that will work to clear up this bug. But if a patient receives it too ofetn, then they can build up a resistance to that drug, and it will of no use ot htem when they really need it. That is why the best treatment is for each patient to have a culture and sensitivity done and find out if there is anything else that will cover it for them without having to use Vanco.

Hope that this helps you understand it better............ :balloons:

LuLu123NY · May 23, 2004

I'm a CNA and sometimes we have residents with MRSA.
He/she is considered on "Contact Precautions." what is the affects on catching it? What is so contagious?

MRSA is: methicillin resistant staph aureus. Methicillin is a man made penicillin. The MRSA is found after a culture is done of a wound, or blood draw.

The MRSA is active in the area in question such as a wound. Contact isolation is needed because is it spread via contact. If the MRSA is not active, some hospitals label the pt and that pt will be on contact isolation anyway. Our hosp requires 3 negative cultures before removing from isolation. Pt still remains labeled with a history, but the MRSA is not active. Careful handwashing and following your institutions policies about isolation are a must. I hope this helped.

LuLu