Staph Infection More Deadly Than Aids Virus

Staph Infection More Deadly Than Aids Virus Staph Infection More Deadly Than Aids Virus My Uncle has contracted this after having a life threatening surgerical proceedure done, with his immune system compromised already, what are his chances of surviving this? -question by Penny

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I have merca. My daughter works in health care and some of the patients she sees have merca I contracted it by touching something she had touched in our home. I thought it was a spider bite at first. When my doctor told me what it was I had no idea what she meant. I seem to be getting better on heavy doses of antibiodics. The area above my left hand is going away but very slowly. I have been in isolation most of the time and staying away from others until it is completely gone. It has been nearly three weeks so far. I will update any progress or setbacks.

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Staph Infection More Deadly Than Aids Virus

My son has had an infection on the back of his calves for a very long time. He was in prison for a short time and there was an out break of a staff infection. He has no medical insurance , What would you suggest him to do. Is there an antibiotic that he should be taking and if so what type should he use. -question by debbie reyerse

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My daughter got a bad staff infection in her leg and it has already hit the bone.  She has been going to the doctor alot for it and once they seen it the other day they didn't want to touch it at all because it was so down to the bone.  It was drained by the doctor and herself and as of yesterday she told me that there was nothing else coming out of it but that it doesn't look good to her.  The doctor has her on an antibotic so it might be kinda of helping if there is nothing else coming out of it. As of this monday after this weekend if it isnt looking better by monday then she will go into the hospital to have an iv put into her arm.  The problem I do not understand is why in the heck if it was getting this bad didnt they put a wick in it and have her come in every six hours into the er and have it changed out as well.  My husbands cousin got a staff infection on his wrist and they put a wick in it and had in him come in every five to six hours to have a wick put in and tooken out so that it would drain.  The only thing I can think of is that the reason the doctors didnt put a wick in my daughters wound is because it is already to the bone.  My suggestion to anyone who gets a staff infection or mrsa infection to go to the doctor and have it drained by them and don't do it yourself unless your told how to do it the right way.  I am only assuming because my daughter used a knife to drain it that it may of caused it to get worse when she pulled the scab off to drain it.  it is very gross and yuck to discuss.  I am so worried about my daughter's infection I hope soon it will go away.  It almost looks like a bad spider bite that can be deadly but this is only a staff infection because they ran a culture on it and it came back a staff infection.  The only thing I can say to anyone is that if you think you cant ever get a staff infection think again because it can happen and I am seeing my poor daughter who has one and I think she got it from another friend who had it and my daughter didn't realize the outcome of the staff untill now.  I been very much talking to my daughter about staff infection and how to try to avoid another one in the near future.  I really think that staff infection should be discussed as a major thing in school for students just like they discuss other things. 

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Staph Infection More Deadly Than Aids Virus

I am 27 years old and about 2 yeasr ago I got MRSA on my right check next to my nose I had not idea I thought I had been stung by a mosquito but it turned out to be MRSA and after hours in the next day I was in to see the plastic surgeon it was so crazy and then because I was on so many antobiotics my immunity to things was not so good so I got MRSA 2 more times and had the worst strep infection ever and almost had to be in the hospital so MRSA is not joke, it is scary and the Doc told me if I had waited I would have lost my sight or died imagine that over something I thought was just a little bite... 

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