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JesusKid
My mother and step-mother both got staph infections while in the hospital, at different times. They have both passed on now, but they also both had cancer first. I hope that that helps. I am sorry if you have a loved one with a staph infect. or you. I will be praying for you.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
The hospital or a nursing home is loaded with staph. That's where I got mine. As soon as I got home from the hospital,from having surgery , the bottom end of my incision was infected with staph.Ditto for my late husband, who also died from cancer.
mycatsmom
Yes. I've had it, and I've taken care of lots and lots of people that have a staff infection......when I was working as an LPN. It's not something to mess around with . If it doesn't heal by using topical antibiotics,or oral antibiotics, then the person will have to have I V anti-biotics . Before the advent of anti biotics, infection was the most common cause of death. If a staff infection goes septic ( goes into the blood stream ) that can bring about death, if not given IV antibiotics in time. That's commonly known as blood poisoning .It will take at least 4 days of IV antibiotics. People who are elderly, or frail, or younger people that don't have a good diet, or have an autoimmune disease, or people who are getting chemo are the most likely candidates for staph to go into the blood stream.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
I talked to the Pharmacist and she said said that our town is full of it. It seems like it is on the rise. They are taking oral antibiotics. WASH WASH WASH WASh. HOT WATER. SOAP SHOULD LATHER. SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TWICE. A DIP IN COLD WATER AND A SQUISH OF SOAP ISN'T GOING TO DO ANY GOOD. BE THOROUGH ALWAYS.
robertgrist
What is Ichthammol Ointment Used for | Reference Answers answers.reference.com › Wellness › Perscriptions Ichthammol ointment can be used for many different things. Some of the uses are, the treatment of insect bites and stings, treatment of boils, splinter removal, ...
I had those red streeks when I was a kid several times and Ichthammol Ointment cleared it up quickly. It was removed from the market for a while because the CDC challenged it's safety. Nice to see it came back.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
Robert, they prob took it off the market b/c it was working too well, and they wanted to sell more antibiotics, and drugs that had a patent on them.
http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/index.html
The CDC has more info on infectious disease identification and control than any other open agency.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
tabber
i had a male co-worker that spent many days on antibiotics from foot infection he survived. i had a good friend that got an infection from needle in her arm for dialysis treatment. her blood got infected they told her she was going to die within six weeks, and she did.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
