[TheForge] OT Staph

[Tod Estes]

The main difference is that your son and daughter have very healthy immune
systems and they are otherwise healthy. Make sure they keep those tetanus
boosters up to date.
 With most of the secondary infections that you see in the hospital the patients
immune system is already worn down and then you are ripe for a secondary
infection.
 C-Diff is simply a bacterial overgrowth in the gut after the normal flora has
been reduced with antibiotics. The danger is due to the fact that the patient's
body is already ill therefore not able to rally to defend against further
insult. This is were follow up is so very important. It's not enough to just
take an antibiotic and presto you are all better. C-Diff can occur in or out of
the hospital.
I counted today, Started day with 5 min scub, Washed or gelled hands 34 times.
No I do not have OCD. I am rotating in the Neonate ICU.

Ron I got to know, Why are they bringing back alive?
Quoting Ron Childers <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>:

> It is strange how you can catch something in a hospital that will kill you,
> but my crazy son and daughter are hawg hunters-(bring 'em back alive"; they
> get bitten and cut by the tusks of piney woods rooters in a less than
> salubrious environment and it doesn't seem to bother them. Maybe something
> in the mud and *stuff* keeps out the staph and other germs. Ron C
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rob Fertner
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:13 PM
> To: 'Sponsored by ABANA'
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] OT Staph
>
> There is hope on the horizon for fighting antibiotic resistant germs.
> Researchers Find New Superbug Weapon for Failing Antibiotics Arsenal
> http://www.curingdeath.com/research/Researchers_Find_New_Superbug_Weapon_for
> _Failing_Antibiotics_Arsenal.asp
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tod Estes
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:29 PM
> To: marc3rd at marc3rd.com; Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] OT Staph
>
> Marc,
> Sorry about the loss of your brother-in-law. It is tragic to survive the
> initial
> accident only to develop an infection. Thanks for the web link. I do agree
> with
> most of the recommendations.
> Staph is everywhere. Not just in hospitals but at home in your car. in the
> workplace and in our soil. Staph Aureus can be found on many surfaces even
> on
> raw lettace. Unfortunately due to overuse of antibiotics we have developed
> resistant strains of Staph Aureus, called Methacillin resistant
> Staphlococcus
> Aureus (AKA: MRSA pronounced Marsa). MRSA can be killed but not with your
> garden variety antibiotics. MARSA is not only in hospitals (but if you think
> about it that is where the sick people are and very suseptable to any
> pathogen)
> it is endemic in our population. About 90% of the "spider bites" that I see
> are actually skin infections that culture out to be MARSA. As the rate of
> Meth
> use climbs I am seeing tremendous amounts of MARSA infections in the Meth
> community.
> MRSA is very contageous and difficult to treat.
>
> The number one way to stop the spread. WASH your hands and use Alcholol gel.
>
> Marc thanks for the reminder and once again I am sorry for your loss
> Tod.
> Quoting marc3rd at marc3rd.com:
>
> > This is way off topic but I though you all might need this
> >
> > My brother in law just died and I have had 4 other relatives come close to
> > dieing because of a staph infection they got in the hospital.
> > over 60% of today's staph infections are not treatable with antibiotics.
> >
> > You all should read the 15 precautions here:
> > http://www.hospitalinfection.org/protectyourself.shtml
> > especially if you are planning on going in.
> >
> > My brother in-law was jacking a motor home and didn't use jack stands.
> took
> > the tire off and the jack broke. After someone jacked it up and got him
> out
> > from under it he walked to the car, got out of the car and into the week
> > chair. A couple days later developed a temperature. They tried to treat it
> > with antibiotics. 4 days later he died in the night.
> >
> > He survived the motor home but not the hospital.
> >
> > I have heard more and more stories of people getting this infection in the
> > hospital.
> >
> > this is just insane.
> >
> > be careful
> > Marc
> > Marc V Davis III
> > Marc of the Hammer
> > WWW.Marc3rd.com
> >
> > "It's not about the light you reflect. It's about the light you radiate."
> M3
> >
> >
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Tod Estes

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