2006-11-08 10:00:03 · 7 answers · asked by outlaw_208 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Registered Nurse Here; The pharmacist gave a 100% accurate answer. I'm personally very glad to see a pharmacist on here, for a large amount of incorrect information is being given by some people. Furthermore Health Care in today's society is very complex, and people should consider very carefully the accuracy of there information, prior to posting it.
Pharmacist, I have had 4 MRSA outbreaks since April of this year. Believe me it's taken it's toll on me. I pray your correct that ones immune system will eventually take over, and recurrent episodes of MRSA don't just reoccur and reoccur.
2006-11-08 16:16:46 · answer #1 · answered by Strawberry Pony 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not certain that you will always have MRSA. Some people have it until they die. Some people seem to be able to get rid of it.
There are many forms of MRSA - initially so named because it was resistant to the Methicillin form of penicillin that was used for Staphylococcus aureus treatment. Initially MRSA stood for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Now we use it for Multiple Resistant Staph Aureus as the range of antibiotics to which it is resistant is growing.
In Australia we still find that it can be treated with a number of agents - Rifampicin, Fusidic Acid, Vancomycin ...
I understand that overseas there are increasing numbers of strains resistant to these antibiotics too!
If MRSA is in a part of the body where it is just carried and not causing a nasty infection, it is possible for it to be cleared by the body's defences and in the competition with other bacteria.
People coming to hospital who are known to have had MRSA are often swabbed for MRSA checks to reconfirm presence of MRSA. If they have 3 clear swabs, we consider them to have cleared their MRSA.
2006-11-08 19:02:34 · answer #2 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all, MRSA is just 1 type of staph aureus. bacteria floats around everywhere, and everyone is home to many bacteria. MRSA is just harder to kill because of resistant. with proper antibiotic treatment you should get the bacteria count down low enough where you hopefully won't have a problem with it again, and your body's own immune system will take over. just take you antibiotics for the full course.
2006-11-08 20:24:51 · answer #3 · answered by trytohelp 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to my infectious diseases doctor, you could potentially carry it for life. I have had MRSA 4 times and every time I have been hospitalized because I also get cellulitis with it. I have had my nose cultured all 4 times and I have never shown to grow it. Just keep wondering how I keep getting it if its not continuously in my body. Good luck!
2006-11-09 04:44:14 · answer #4 · answered by findjoanne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably. It is Methycilin Resistant Staphlococcus Aureus. Nothing will kill the organism, yet. There are no anti-biotics available, that I'm aware of.
I had patients with it, and most of them required extra procautions against transmission. Some of them, you couldn't even enter the room without a mask and gown.
2006-11-08 18:07:10 · answer #5 · answered by Earth Queen 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No it will go away with antibiotics
2006-11-08 18:07:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-08 18:10:53 · answer #7 · answered by david_pugsley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋