Staph Infection

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How often do nurses see patients that have Staph infections?

And how a Staph infection be prevented?

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w/o readily available links, it's safe to say that staph is leading cause of nosocomial infections.

for question #2...

handwashing, handwashing, handwashing.

leslie

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Specializes in Cardiac, ER.

See them every day

Wash your hands,.wash your hands,..wash your hands!!

BTW very rarely do I see a "serious" staph infection,..ie that needs IV antibiotics or debridement,.unless the pt has many other medical problems like DM. Had one of our ER docs tell us that probably 90% of all wound/skin infections are staph. Makes sense as it is normal flora.

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Specializes in icu, er, transplant, case management, ps.

Hand washing, hand washing, hand washing. The two infections I yhad, both post op, were staph. Someone missed somewhere in washing or changing my dressings.

Woody:twocents:

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Specializes in NICU.
How often do nurses see patients that have Staph infections?

And how a Staph infection be prevented?

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Every day.

Handwashing!

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Specializes in Im interested in ob,L&D, crna, and np.

Hey what exactly is a staph infection? How serious is it? I know a lady in my hometown that died from a staph infection. Is it easy to get?

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Specializes in med-surg.

And let's also remember to clean off things that go patient to patient like our stethoscopes!

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Specializes in Neonatal ICU (Cardiothoracic).

You have staph growing on your skin right now. When you become immunocompromised you can become seriously infected. Wash your hands, stay healthy, and limit contact with sick individuals. Also cover any wounds or breaks in the skin you may have.

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i believe good handwashing and changing gloves between patients also will be helpful in fighting staph infectioins

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What is the cure for a Staph infection, once it enters into the bloodstream?

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Specializes in icu, er, transplant, case management, ps.

What drugs is good depends on the type of staph infection that the individual is suffering from and the results of their culture and sensitivity. Broad spectrums are generally started initially. MRSA or VSRA is the worse and hardest to treat because of their resistance to most antibiotics. I suffered from a staph sepsis and was put on Vancromycin and remained on it for thirty days after my discharge IV. I had to have peaks and troughs done and my kidneys monitored closely, which had failed initially. I did not suffer from either MRSA or VSRA.

Woody:twocents:

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