2006-12-09 08:35:56 · 7 answers · asked by janny49a2000 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
MRSA known as methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, a drug resistant bacteria. For you to have had surgery, you must have had some kind of absess that was infected with MRSA. That is the only way they would have done surgery to remove the MRSA if that is what you are saying. If you are wondering why you are a carrier, it is because MRSA is a bacteria that behaves a lot like having the chicken pox virus (Varicella simplex) in that once you've had it, you always have it. MRSA is similar to this because it is a bacteria that cannot be killed. It can be very deadly if you get the kind that cannot be contained by drug treatment. You are a carrier because you probably had surgery to remove an infected abscess, but you had MRSA before that abscess. As a medical professional, I see people with MRSA all the time. It is considered a disease that requires isolation. The thing is that the amount of people showing signs of being a carrier are increasing and when the population area reaches over 50% in your area there will be no isolation required for it anymore. The main thing to pay attention to is whether antibiotics work when you are on them. MRSA is often resistant to methicillin, oxacillian, penicillin, and amoxicillin which are the more common forms of antibiotics used as well as all beta-lactarn agents. MRSA is even becoming resistant to Vancomycin, which is a strong antibiotic. There are two forms of MRSA. That of which was obtained while in the hospital. This is the most common way of getting MRSA as well as healthcare facilities. The other form of MRSA is called CA-MRSA, which stands for community associated MRSA. These are seen in the community as skin infections like pimples or boils. Simple lab tests can tell if you are positive for MRSA. The one that we use in our hospital is a latex allergy. The reson for this is that the latex test is a card that you wipe a sample of an infection on and if it has a positive reaction to it, you show that the patient has MRSA because MRSA reacts the same way that a person allergic to Latex would have. If you have any other questions, I would use a search engine like google.com to search for MRSA or methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus.
2006-12-09 18:22:22 · answer #1 · answered by Joshua H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MRSA is methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, a drug resistant bacteria. You can't have surgery for it, unless you had an abscess that was infected with it.
A lot of people are carriers. That means the bacteria lives in your body but doesn't make you sick. You can give it to others, though, and make them sick.
There are ways to "decolonize" you if you're interested, or if you come into contact with people who are immunosupressed. Ask your doctor about it. (It involves a course of antibiotics and being re-checked to see if the bacteria were killed)
Good luck to you.
2006-12-09 09:00:17 · answer #2 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MRSA is a strain of bacteria. How could you have surgery for this ? Did you mean that you contracted it during surgery ? People with lowered immune systems are particularly prone to this
2006-12-09 09:47:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
MRSA is a strain of a bacteria. How did you have surgery for it? Most people get put on medications. Your question doesn't make sense.
2006-12-09 08:45:25 · answer #4 · answered by you know who 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Do you mean Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus? I would not know how to help. : http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/mrsa-infection
2006-12-09 08:38:51 · answer #5 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you a carrier of... some contagious virus
2006-12-09 08:40:32 · answer #6 · answered by David 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's your question?
2006-12-09 08:37:40 · answer #7 · answered by San Jose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋