Menicillin Resistand Staph. Aur. (staph infection) seems to be going around right now. Does anyone know of a good spray or even a solution (bleach and water) that can be used to help reduce the spread of the bacteria on football (American) equipment. The highest incidences of this infection occurrs in close proximity/contact sports. Just looking for something that I can hit everybody's equipment with after practice and games.
2006-10-10 05:21:16 · 4 answers · asked by Kal-El 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
no, not handwashing! equipment definately needs to be sanitized b/c MRSA is so contagious. I would contact a drs office in your area & see what they use. i think any type of industrial cleanser would work, but better safe than sorry.
2006-10-10 05:30:19 · answer #1 · answered by cass393 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Any alcohol based gel or the bleach and water things sounds good. I need to stress the importance of hand washing though. Hand washing is the best preventative thing that anyone can do. Just doing the equipment might help but what about the locker rooms and the bathrooms and all that? You could go to the drugstore and buy yourself a box of gloves just for your own protection while you're sanitizing all of the equipment.
2006-10-10 09:47:46 · answer #2 · answered by Doodlebug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Couldnt agree more with this question. core christians cant really explain it. "if they evolved wouldn't they be antibiotic resistant new infections like some new species?" yes that is indeed the case. Kinda like how european were immune to alot more diseases like 400-500 years ago, but native american werent. and to that comment above me. the life span of a singular celled organism isnt even 1/100000000 of ours, they dont require the millions of years, and we mainly compare just monkey over rat and pig because they are the most identical to us genetically. There maybe be slight over lap in certian species, but that of monkey is far far far greater than any other species.
2016-03-18 07:25:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spread of S. aureus (including MRSA) is through human-to-human contact, with environmental contamination thought to play a relatively unimportant part. Emphasis on basic hand washing techniques are therefore effective in preventing the transmission of S. aureus. The use of disposable aprons and gloves by staff reduces skin-to-skin contact and therefore further reduces the risk of transmission. Please refer to the chapter on infection control for further details.
Staff or patients who are found to carry resistant strains of S. aureus may be required to undergo "eradication therapy" usually which may include antiseptic washes and shampoos (such as chlorhexidine) and application of topical antibiotic ointments (such as mupirocin or neomycin) to the anterior nares of the nose. ..
2006-10-10 05:34:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
handwashing! very effective!
2006-10-10 05:23:58 · answer #5 · answered by lisette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋