she is going in the hospital this week what do i do she dont know what kind of staph it is yet untill the tests come back and her kids have to get tested anyway the kid will be there this week should i worry???
2007-10-22 11:58:55 · 12 answers · asked by reba 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Yes, because the incubation period is several days. Tell her that her kid can no longer stay at day care for the time being. You better get yourself checked out too.
2007-10-22 12:02:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Staph is a bacteria that is what is called opportunistic. Just wash your hands well with soap and water or have some hand sanitizer around for when you can't wash. If the child has any open wounds, scratches, burns, cuts,...then be aware of the signs of infection. If the mother is bad enough to have to go into the hospital, chances are the child may have already caught something. If the child is not sick then it should be fine. Staph live on our skin as it is and is mostly harmless. If you are at all uncomfortable then do not take the child, but chances are there is little risk.
2007-10-22 12:43:10 · answer #2 · answered by casebri2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jennie, your concern is natural but Staph is EVERYWHERE. The media is all of a sudden feeding off of this for some reason. Just wash your hands....I work at an urgent care facility in Louisiana and we see MRSA E V E R Y day
2007-10-26 11:52:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're dealing with staph outbreaks at my school....and as long as it's regular staph (not MRSA etc) it is treatable with just regular antibiotics....and you probably wont get it unless you have a break in the skin (open wound etc) ....just wash your hands FREQUENTLY and use hand sanitizer if you cant get to soap....dont touch anybody where they have what looks to be like an infected wound. But...staph infections aren't usually deadly. Think of it as strep throat....it CAN be deadly if not treated...but if taken care of properly is usually treatable and not fatal.
2007-10-22 12:04:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the patient is infected with a strain of staph known as staph. aureus, Lysol is pretty effective at killing it. You can occasionally spray it in a room that the patient has been in, on door knobs, in the bathroom, on your belongings, etc. Just dont use too frequently. The most important thing though is universal precautions and common sense.
2016-05-24 20:31:03 · answer #5 · answered by helga 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Question is: Why is she waiting to go in the hospital? When the kid arrives, make sure you wash his or her hands right when he or she gets there. Train the kids in the daycare this is a good way to wash the outside germs away - just train all the kids not just one. Tell Mom to tell you ASAP what the results were.
2007-10-22 12:04:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just be sure to wash your hands throughly after you have any contact with her. Do not touch your mouth, nose or eyes. Keep any open sore medicated with triple antibiotic ointment and covered with a bandaid.
2007-10-22 12:03:23 · answer #7 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just stay clean and wash your hands frequently. let your doctor know that you may have been exposed. if the tests come back positive, you'll have to get checked as well. until then, check yourself for spider-bite looking bumps or boils, as they are symptoms.
2007-10-22 12:02:56 · answer #8 · answered by lostintranslation 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you avoid products containing triclosan. Triclosan is suspected of causing this problem with resistance:
Triclosan resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
The lack of fabI mutations in one mutant and three of the clinical isolates showing reduced triclosan susceptibility suggest that genetic loci other than fabI may be involved in triclosan resistance.
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Reduced susceptibility to triclosan in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
The antimicrobial resistance patterns were determined, including resistance to methicillin and mupirocin. The most of MRSA strains (62%) demonstrated reduced susceptibility to triclosan (MIC 2mg/L), while 93% of MSSA strains were highly sensitive to this antibacterial agent (MIC 0,031mg/L).
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Reduced triclosan susceptibility in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Decreased susceptibility to triclosan was more prevalent among methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis than among methicillin-sensitive S. epidermidis isolates.
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Triclosan and antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.
The ability of S. aureus to develop resistance to triclosan and the current view that triclosan may have a specific target in Escherichia coli, namely enoyl reductase, underline the need for more research on the mechanisms of action and resistance.
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Links to the studies on the National Library of Medicine are on the web site :
http://www.sunflowernaturals.com/
This is no joke: DON'T USE TRICLOSAN it makes the bacteria more anti-biotic resistant.
2007-10-22 12:15:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well let the kid get test for ya start keeping the child
2007-10-22 12:03:36 · answer #10 · answered by baby gurl 18 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋