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MRSA can be cured. I contracted it while I was in hospital for bypass surgery in the south of england but it took a great deal if time for it to clear completely.
Staph Aurus is a normal body flora which only becomes a problem when it becomes resistant to antibiotics, normally it becomes apparent in patients who are debilitated, undergone surgery, resulting in wounds that wont heal, it does not usually show in healthy people although they can be carriers.
I to am a nurse. I feel there are may steps that could be taken to reduce the spread.
The trouble is that people become complacent and do not take the basic steps tp prevent infections spreading, this includes nurses and doctors.
Hospitals are dirtier now than they ever were when the were cleaned by NHS domestic staff instead of contractors.
Inhouse domestic staff had a pride inthe cleanliness of their wards, unfortunately this is now missing.

2006-07-09 23:30:46 · answer #1 · answered by mrf_bucks 2 · 1 1

I wish it could be, it is a family of common bacteria.a man made bug super that can and will kill if caught, it's commonly known as Staphylococcus in medical terms this super bug killed both my grandparents 5 years ago in a hospital that was filthy, let alone riddled with MRSA.

MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, but is shorthand for any strain of Staphylococcus bacteria which is resistant to one or more conventional antibiotics.

Experts have so far uncovered 17 strains of MRSA, with differing degrees of immunity to the effects of various antibiotics.

Two particular strains, clones 15 and 16, are thought to be more transmissible than the others, and account for 96% of MRSA bloodstream infections in the UK.

At present, these strains are thought to be rare in other countries, but are spreading.

Antibiotics are not completely powerless against MRSA, but patients may require a much higher dose over a much longer period, or the use of an alternative antibiotic to which the bug has less resistance.

Many people can unknowingly carry it in their throats, it can cause a mild infection in a healthy fit patient. It is commonly known that MRSA can be contracted in NHS patients due to the closeness of the sick and frail to more healthier patients, MRSA is a mutation Bug that multiples adding doctors are extremely worried as resulting deaths caused by MRSA are on the increase every year.

2006-07-12 17:55:58 · answer #2 · answered by Steve 3 · 0 0

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA): strictly speaking, this is a bacterial strain resistant to methicillin.

In practice, MRSA is used as a more generic term for bugs which are resistant to many antibiotics. Some are resistant to all but vancomycin (which isn't nice stuff for the patient either).

Yes, MRSAs can be cured. Problem is that it's an opportunistic bug that turns up in hospitals, and hospitals are full of sick people. So their weakened condition makes it more difficult to tackle the MRSA and the MRSA makes it more difficult to tackle what they got pulled in for. Even worse in vulnerable groups (babies/toddlers, elderly and anyone with a weakened immune system).

2006-07-10 05:50:18 · answer #3 · answered by DreamWeaver 3 · 0 0

MRSA stand for methcillin resistant staphylococcus aureus. Staph aureus is the bacteria that causes pimples, it can also cause toxic shock syndrome. MRSA is resistant to penicillin like antibiotics, the first choice for treating staph infections. There are other antibiotics that do kill it, most commonly vancomycin. There are several resistant strains of bacteria showing up in medicaine these days and it is beginning to be a real problem. So far, there has always been an alternate antibiotic that has worked but eventually there will be some resistant to everything we currently have, this is why drug companies continue research into all kinds of drugs.

2006-07-10 08:38:52 · answer #4 · answered by tom5551 3 · 0 0

Well, some answered correctly here, some not! It is called MRSA-methicillin resistant staph aureus. It can be "cured". It often takes a lengthy treatment with antiobiotics (obviously not methicillin or related drugs-hence the resistant). The problem with MRSA is that it can "colonize" easily-meaning people carry the bug without symptoms of the illness. It's usually colonized in the nares(nose). People exposed to the carrier who have compromised immune systems (ie: sick people, elderly,etc) are vulnerable to an active infection. Unfortuanetly, many nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers colonize MRSA in their nares from chronic exposure related to patient care. Hospitals don't routinely screen it's employees and offer treatment because of the cost factor and because if they did, on any given day probably 50% of it's staff would be home "sick". Treatment often involves the use of different antibiotics(depending on the culture report of "sensitivities"). Treatment takes up to 14 days, and then patients and/or staff are recultured (off antiobiotics) three more times (5 days between checks) and only after 3 negative cultures is someone "cured". Last year, unknowingly I exposed my own daughter (4 yrs. old) who underwent treatment as well as myself and her father. She required "big gun" antiobiotic treatment/recovery time was about 2-3 months-but she is "cured". Her father and myself were never sick, but we needed to use Bacroban in our nasal passages twice a day for 6 months to "cure" our colonization. The next time any of you visit a hospital, and you are required to put on a gown, gloves, and mask to visit with a loved one (because of MRSA isolation), this is why we are doing it. We try to do everything we can to treat and limit exposure to this infection, but we are exposed on a daily level because MRSA is everywhere. It has nothing to do with hospital personnel being "lacksadaysacle" or lazy. MRSA is overwhelmingly in our communities! (daycares, schools, gyms, etc). We even automatically screen all patients on arrival to the hospital who live in a group setting (Ie: nursing homes, residential facilities, jails, college dorms, etc) because of how easy it is spread(someone who has it in their nose -sneezes , or blows their nose and forgets to wash their hands afterwards) Hope this helps and answers your question.

2006-07-10 09:53:07 · answer #5 · answered by dulcern4u 3 · 0 0

MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) can be treated. MRSA is resistant to almost all the antibiotics out there, but there are some that will treat it. A doctor will know what these antibiotics are. Also, the chances of you getting infected with it are very small.

2006-07-10 07:58:41 · answer #6 · answered by Imani 5 · 0 0

MRSA, Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or a form of staph aureus, (aka staph infection) cannot be killed by antibiotics when in the body however certain antigermicidal wipes can kill it when on surfaces. As a nurse I probably carry it on me every day, just like salmonella, but when we are compromised with a wound, illness, etc. it affects us and then creates a problem.

2006-07-10 05:47:49 · answer #7 · answered by nurseTINA 4 · 0 0

i work in a hospital and its called MRSA and no it doesn't completely go they hav no cure for it so u will hav it for the rest off ur life it may not always b active through ur body but it is always there

2006-07-10 05:45:51 · answer #8 · answered by aimeeshopaholic 2 · 0 0

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2006-07-10 22:18:50 · answer #9 · answered by whineydog2002 3 · 0 0

Judging by the state of my pullover, I wonder if humans will ever find this cure.

2006-07-10 05:48:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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