Can a very bad knock cause dormant MRSA to come out?

Question

MRSA diagnosed in hospital after very bad knock, no apparent reason for getting it.

Answer 1

OK...guy above me....do you know anything about MRSA?

MRSA is a staph infection that is resistant to all penicillin type antibiotics. MRSA is in about 95 million healthy people in the United States right now. Its usually in your nose. Many of these people are unsymptomatic. MRSA is made worse when there is an underlying illness. If you are sick your immune system is compromised and you can definately become sicker because of MRSA. MRSA is very common in MANY hospitals. It can stay living on clothing and hard surfaces for a while. Places like ambulances and even locker rooms can have MRSA on surfaces. Places with specialized ventilation (ICU and ER) can have more cases of MRSA because there are many seriously sick people there. These people are severly imuno-compromised and can acquire MRSA easier than a healthy individual. So if you took a hard enough "knock" and ended up here it is very possible to have acquired MRSA there. It is also possible if you already had it for it to become exacerbated (get worse). The main prevention of MRSA is good handwashing by health staff, using an alcohol based hand cleanser, and by thorough cleaning. Treatment is usually an antibiotic called Vancomycin that you must take for 2 - 3 weeks. If its just on your skin it can be cured with a tree oil solution.

Having said that, I think it is entirely unfair to blame MRSA on doctors and nurses. CLEANING is the main prevention so ignorant guy above me please contact the CDC or cleaning staff of said hospital. I have been an RN in an ICU for years and have seen MRSA routinely. I always wash my hands and practice excellent hygiene. My hospital also has an excellent cleaning staff.....and I have at least one MRSA patient every week.

Answer 2

MRSA is Methicillian Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, everybody has staphylococcus on their skin without it you would be very ill, it becomes a problem when the methicillian Resistant also develops, 1 in 3 people are carriers of MRSA, people think the hospitals are to blame, as the person who answered your question who said MRSA is a sign of uncleanliness WRONG, Alot of the time it's the visitor who come into hospital pass it around if they are a carrier, people at risk are those having operations, open wounds and people with low immune systems, such as children and elderly, that is why we put alcohol gel and ask visitor to use it, which they don't and not to sit on the bed which they do. We swab every single person which comes through the hospital doors so we know if they have MRSA and can treat it, we swab the groin, nose and if the have any operation site or open wounds, if they prove positive to MRSA then we what we call decolonise them, we wash them in aquasept everyday for 5 days and use Batrobam cream for 5 days which goes up the nose, as this is where most people have it, We then have a two day rest from treatment then re swab to see if it's still there, if it is we start the process again. So when people say it is the hospitals fault not all of it is, as remember 1 in 3 people carry MRSA

Answer 3

MRSA is staph infection. It is caused by very poor sanitation in the hospital. Doctors and nurses are to blame. I would demand an investigation of the hospital procedures and staff. Typically they will give you an antibiotic and then another and then another to cure this. Then they will charge you for it.

This is not uncommon and if I were you, I would get a lawyer and go after them. They need to be held responsible.

There is more than enough information regarding how these antibiotics damage your body and create long term effects and a good lawyer will help you.

I am not a lawyer and dislike them greatly, but in this case, I believe you need to make these badly managed people responsible for your suffering you are going through and what you will be going through in the future because of this.

good luck to you

Answer 4

MRSA is prevalent in our society and easily aquired, whether or not you are infected or just a carrier at this point is between you and your doctor. MRSA is NEVER dormant, if you have it, you can infect others, so you need to be very conscious of strict handwashing and not sharing eating utensils and drinks etc.