Share your MRSA experiences

Many of us have friends family with MRSA or have experienced the infection ourselves.

One of the best ways to help others is to share our experiences and what has worked for us so that others can take advantage of and gain wisdom as well as hope. Please offer your encouraging experiences and helpful advice so that everyone can have hope.

• What treatment worked best for you?

• How did you stay positive while you had MRSA?

• What can friends and family do to help?

• What questions should I ask my doctor?

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Staph Infection in Children

Once in our life we get to experience what it was like to be a child. During that moment, playing is more important above anything else and we can go to bed even though we hadn’t change our clothes or take a shower. Most of the children depend on their guardians when it comes to bath time. Not all children enjoy taking a bath, sometimes its always a surprise for them that they have to take a bath.

Staph infection in children are caused by a bacteria called staphylococcus. Play pens, toys and sand are the common of source of staph infection in children. Food poisoning is one kind of staph infection in children ages 4 and below. These children have a habit of putting their hands in their mouth and there is a high tendency that those hands are contaminated with staphylococcus.

Staph infection in children can also be due to getting infected by their playmate. Children are children, which unlike adults they don’t mind if their playmate has rashes on their face or other parts of the body as long as they are playing peacefully. Sometimes it is a common negligence of their guardian, they still let their child play along with other kids even though they know that he might infect them as well.

Staph Infection in Children: Signs and Symptoms

• Changes in behavior such as irritability, frequent tantrums, and show lack of intention to play.
• High fever accompanied with chills.
• Rashes in the skin that are starting to spread.
• Blisters and pus.
• For staph infection in children that caused food poisoning, the child will exhibit nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps.

Treatment for Staph Infection in Children

The goal in treating staph infection in children is to eradicate all the seeds of bacteria in the body during the 1st course of antibiotic treatment to prevent recurring of the staph infection. Antibiotics can be dangerous to small organs of the children however it is required to cure the infection. Minor antibiotics were given during the first incidence of infection so it is necessary to strictly comply with the antibiotic therapy. More potent antibiotics were being given to recurring staph infection which can damage hearing, kidney and liver of these young children.

Never attempt to squeeze out the pus for it may cause uncontrollable bleeding and it may aggravate the infection. Always cover any skin breakage with a clean bandage.

Prevention for Staph Infection in Children

• Always be patient no matter how hard it is to encourage them to take a bath.
• Boost your child’s immune system by asking the pediatrician for appropriate multivitamins.
• Make sure that you wash your children’s clothes thoroughly.
• Educate your child to always wash his hands before eating and never to put his hands near his mouth or face when it is dirty.
• When you’re child is has staph infection in children, keep him indoors to rest and to avoid other children from getting infected.
• Be a responsible guardian.

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Staph Infection In Blood

Our blood plays an important role in the body. It carries and delivers nutrients and oxygen to the vital organs (brain, heart, lungs, liver, etc). Any disease in the blood (for example leukemia or lupus) can cause anomalies in our body and if not treated fatal death may occur. Imagine if we have staph infection in blood, what do you think will happen in our entire physiology?

Staph infection in blood are caused by the flesh eating bacteria staphylococcus. These opportunistic microorganisms which are normally found on the nose, genitals, feet and anal area are just waiting for any skin breakage that they could penetrate and a weaker immune system that they could easily fight against.

Staph infection in blood can cause severe damage like toxic shock, sepsis or bacteremia. Our blood is carried by the cardiovascular system which is pumped by the heart and brought by the blood vessels to different region of the body. A single pumping action of the heart can produce 0.7 liter of blood. If you have staph infection in blood, the bacteria can easily spread and proliferate in one vital organ and feed on it until nothing is left. Scary right?

How Do You Get Staph Infection In Blood?

Our blood is deep within the layers of our skin, therefore staphylococcus must have to go through the epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous tissues first before it reaches it. Breakage in the skin like wounds however is their point of entrance, it is their easy way in because it is a direct flesh. Which is why patients who undergone operation are prone to staph infection in blood seven days after the surgery. That’s the reason why physicians prescribe antibiotics and make an emphasis on wound care.

Drug addicts sharing needles are prone to acquiring HIV, but they might die due to staph infection in blood first before they were even diagnosed with HIV. Drugs like heroin are inducted directly in the blood vessel, and most of the times drug addicts recycle the syringe they are using. Addicts don’t care about the cleanliness of the procedure which is why they are susceptible to staph infection in blood. Why bother buying a new set of syringe when their cash is only enough to buy their addiction.

A wound that was left untreated and ignored for a long period of time is a very tempting view for stubborn staphylococcus. Keep in mind that staph are flesh eating bacteria, and they can continue to consume your flesh until everything is gone even your bones, seriously. For severe cases of staph infection which antibiotics can’t do anything to help, scraping or amputating of the necrotic part is the only option to prevent systemic staph infection in blood.

Preventing Staph Infection in Blood

• Clean any wound even how small it is and cover it with a clean bandage.
• When undergoing surgery or any medical procedure that involves invasive puncturing or incising of the skin, be observant if the health practitioner is implementing sterile procedures like hand washing, wearing gloves, and disinfecting the instruments.
• Always drink lots of fluids like water and coconut juice to replenish your blood and excrete all the toxic products.

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Staph Infection Rash

Staph infection rash occurs from the invasion of the bacteria called staphylococcus. Staphylococcus has 30 species of opportunistic bacteria which feed on humans and other living things like dog to survive. Some of the anomalies that staph causes to humans are food poisoning, staph infection rash on skin, osteomyelitis, and pneumonia for the worst cases.

Staphylococcus are part of the normal flora of the human skin which usually proliferate on the nose, feet, genitals and anus. However these bacteria can’t harm a healthy and neat freak individuals. As long as you take a bath at least once a day and live a healthy lifestyle there is a zero percent chance that you will get staph infection rash.

Staph infection rash are usually the first signs and symptoms that will appear in staph skin infection. These can be described as very itchy, red patches which is warm to touch. Staph infection rash will then turn to blisters and pus accumulated skin when left untreated.

Staph skin infection are highly contagious which can be transmitted in two ways: a direct skin to skin contact from the infected host to another individual and by indirect contact for example borrowing or touching soiled items of a person who has staph infection rash.

How to Treat Staph Infection Rash?

Staph infection can easily be treated, but the problem is patients are ignoring staph infection rash thinking that it was just normal. They only take actions when carbuncles and blisters are starting to show up.

Upon noticing staph infection rash its better to keep the area clean and if there are any wounds, cover it with bandage to prevent further contamination.

Don’t play doctor and buy over the counter antibiotics to cure staph infection rash or other infections because you don’t know for sure what’s causing the infection. Each antibiotic are made from weakened bacteria to counteract the effect of the same live bacteria that’s causing anomalies in the human body. The doctor will order a lab test called culture sensitivity to determine the bacteria, after that its the only time that the doctor will prescribe the proper antibiotic.

An effective way in treating staph infection rash is to take antibiotics at the exact time without skipping, delaying and most of all sudden stopping without any doctors order. Mind you, these bacteria can develop resistance to antibiotics easily.

How to Prevent Acquiring Staph Infection Rash?

• Boost your immune system. As we discussed earlier staphylococcus are normally living in some parts of our body and they are just waiting for the perfect time to strike. A weak immune system and a breakage in the skin are the primary targets of these flesh eating bacteria which is why post operative patients are at risk for infection.
• Don’t experiment with antibiotics and other medication. Most of the antibiotics are made from weaken toxin or bacteria which causes allergies and sometimes staph infection rash.
• It never hurts to be clean. Aside from we make ourselves presentable, proliferating of staphylococcus causing staph infection rash are minimized.

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What does MRSA look like

MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) belongs to the bacterial family of staphylococcus. MRSA acquired its name due to its ability to withstand several forms of antibiotics like clindamycin, erythromycin and amoxicillin. MRSA was first discovered in 1960s when penicillin was the primary antibiotic used to treat all forms of infection no matter what the cause. Physicians discovered that the patients’ condition with MRSA infection were not getting well until they discovered what does MRSA look like and how does it acts under the microscope.

MRSA’s mode of transmission and behavior are similar to normal staphylococcus aureus. Some of them are found in humans and they can easily be transmitted through direct skin to skin contact and indirect contact through the use of vectors. The only thing that sets them apart is what does MRSA look like and its resiliency to antibiotics.

What does MRSA look like on skin infection?

The child in the face is an example of what does MRSA look like on the face. It is the infection at its worst. There are lots of impetigo, blisters, folliculitis, sty and abscess.

The first sign of MRSA infection in the skin are usually red rashes that are very itchy. As the infection started to progress the redness becomes prominent, blisters starting to show, yellow patches called impetigo are also noted and pus began to accumulate under the skin.

MRSA should be treated immediately. A strict compliance in the antibiotic therapy and maintaining the cleanliness of the infected area is the key in curing this illness. MRSA are hunger for flesh and it will eat all your skin until up to the inner parts, and that what does MRSA look like when ignored and not given proper medical attention.

 What does MRSA look like when the infection spreads on the lungs?

There are rare cases where the MRSA bacteria reaches our lungs. It can either be from MRSA blood infection or bacterial invasion due to prolonged cough and colds. Pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs can happen which can already be called complication of MRSA infection. Symptoms of pneumonia include difficulty in breathing, chest pain, fever, sputum with blood and many others. Pneumonia is a life threatening disease. Below is what does MRSA look like when it infects the lungs.

 What does MRSA look like in animals?

Animals like dog, pig and rabbit are also threatened by MRSA infection. And because unlike humans, these animals are not being used to taking regular baths which is why their bodies are more prone breathing areas of MRSA bacteria. The signs and symptoms of MRSA in animals are same in humans. First appearances of rashes are observed on the face and on the chest area. These rash and spots start to become discolored after few days of infection. If not treated it will become blisters and abscess. Same procedures of treatment also applies to both animals and humans. The picture below is an example of what does MRSA look like in animals.

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Staph Infection Face

Physical appearance is very significant, it represents our personality and who we are as a person. The face is the part of the body where we give a great deal of importance, therefore a tiny acne or the black heads on our nose that won’t go away bother us a lot. How much more if those were staph infection face?

Having staph infection face can be difficult physiologically and emotionally.  Aside from it is extremely painful, imagine the social stigma you will encounter because of the large blisters and carbuncles in your face. Unlike other staph skin infection which you can hide, staph infection face is a lot obvious and you can’t just walk around and wear a niqab to cover your entire face and show only your eyes unless you’re living in the Middle East.

Signs and Symptoms of Staph Infection Face

Early detection and treatment of staph infection face is they key to preventing the illness to become worse. Here are the following signs and symptoms that will give you an idea that what you’re looking at is a possible staph infection face.

• The first onset of staph infection face is itchiness, redness and red spots.
• As the infection progress you may notice the inflammation of the hair follicles on your face which is called folliculitis.
• Then there will be yellow to flaming red blisters that is starting to spread all over your face, and that is impetigo.

• This blisters can have accumulation of pus underneath the skin which is known as abscess and as it grows it turns into carbuncles.
• The staph infection face can also reach your eyes causing sty.
• You may also feel fatigue and swelling in your face also known as cellulitis. However cellulitis can also be found on other parts of the body.

Is staph infection face contagious? Definitely. So don’t get shocked when people start avoiding you when you have staph infection face. Staph infection face can be transmitted through a direct skin to skin contact and indirect contact by soiled articles of clothing or personal items like razors. Also keep it a habit to wear clothes that are not too tight, plus wash your clothes after using it.

For sports that requires excessive sweat like basketball and football, remember to wash those uniforms thoroughly and disinfect equipment like head gears and mouth guards.

Never experiment with antibiotics. Always ask for doctor’s advice and follow it promptly.

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Recurring Staph Infection

Is it possible to have staph infection again after recovering from the first one? The sad answer is yes. Unlike other communicable diseases such as measles and chicken pox that you are only allowed to have once in your lifetime, staph infection can happen frequently which is known as recurring staph infection.

Cases of recurring staph infection are usually more severe than the first attack. It demands more potent antibiotics and more determination in the part of the patient to comply with the therapeutic regimen to fight the disease.

Recurring staph infection is caused by a bacteria named staphylococcus which has 30 different species from its kind. The most harmful staph bacteria that’s causing different infections in the human body is staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus has a prototype named methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus or MRSA for short which is known for being able to resist numerous antibiotics like erythromycin, amoxicillin and clindamycin. MRSA is the common causative agent of recurring staph infection to humans.

Recurring staph infection is dangerous for it the infection can spread on the vital organs like the lungs (pneumonia), heart (endocarditis) and bone (osteomyelitis). Many people die because of recurring staph infection, and the worst part of the disease is that you’re still breathing yet your flesh are already being eaten.

Recurring Staph Infection: Why These Bacteria Won’t Go Away?

Here are the probable reasons of recurring staph infection.

• It is important to be aware that staphylococcus is a bacteria that is normally found in the skin, but these bacteria are completely no match against a person with a strong immune system. But in the case of recurring staph infection, immuno compromised patients are the usual victims of this illness. Examples of immuno compromised are those diagnosed with chronic illness like AIDS, patients undergoing chemotherapy, patients taking steroids, new born and breastfeeding mother. All of them have a weak immune system therefore they are highly susceptible to recurring staph infection and all other diseases.
• Inability to completely eradicate the seeds of bacteria during the first incident of staph infection. Signs and symptoms of staph skin infections are usually suppressed after 3 days of antibiotic treatment, so patients thought that their conditions are going well. They suddenly stop taking antibiotic and never return to their physician. After few weeks or months they have a tendency to suffer from recurring staph infection because the bacteria still remain in their system. It is important to complete the antibiotic therapy and to undergo culture sensitivity test after that to determine if all the bacteria are eliminated.
• Preference to continue an unhygienic way of living. Many cases of recurring staph infection are due to unsanitary habits. Most patients in other countries who are being repeatedly treated for recurring staph infection live near the dump site and their occupation is segregating garbage to sell those made from plastics.  Given the fact that they are exposed to different bacteria, they don’t even bother taking a shower.
• Failure to early detect invasion of staphylococcus to other organs. Staphylococcus are fast spreading and flesh eating bacteria. There are some cases of recurring staph infection in which there are negative traces of staph in the skin, however later did the doctor found out that the bacteria are already on the bones.

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How to Get Rid of Staph Infection: Things You Need to Know About the Flesh Eating Bacteria

How to get rid of staph infection? Well, staphylococcus are opportunistic bacteria that would always try to invade and proliferate in the most nutrient enriched part of a human body like the blood and digestive system. But how to get rid of staphylococcus? That’s impossible since staphylococcus are part of the normal flora of our skin which is why staph skin infections are prevalent to those individuals who don’t practice proper hygiene. These microorganisms are just waiting two things: any skin breakage for them to penetrate deeper and a weaker immune system then that’s the time they attack!

How to get rid of staph infection? Well this time its possible. The ways are easy on how to get rid of staph infection, what’s hard getting rid of the unhealthy lifestyle these staph infection patients chose to live to. Staphylococcus are not the strongest bacteria in the ecosystem, there’s still e.choli, salmonella and neisseria meningitidis. However here are some reasons why the steps on how to get rid of staph infection are not effective for them:

• Don’t want to comply with the strict antibiotic treatment. During the entire course of antibiotic therapy, it is important that a patient will take his medication at exactly on time prescribed and not to stop until ordered by the physician. Staphylococcus have the ability to form resistant against medication and it will occur with skipping or sudden stopping of medication .
• Money should not be an issue during treatment. In the earliest signs of staph infections the antibiotics which are usually prescribed are not that expensive. However as the disease progresses, that will be the time the rates of antibiotics got high. And these only happens in reoccurring staph infections.
• Immuno compromised patients are susceptible for having staph infection most especially those patients who are confined in the hospital for long.
• Poor sanitary and hygiene habits.

How to Get Rid of Staph Infection: Healthful and Helpful Tips

How to Get Rid of Staph Infection Tip#1: Take vitamin C supplements or other multivitamins of your choice and get enough sleep at night. As we mentioned earlier a strong immune system is the key to maintaining protection against the flesh eating bacteria and also to other diseases.

How to Get Rid of Staph Infection Tip#2: Always take a bath. Given the reason that the weather is too cold, but so what? Install a heater in the shower or boil a water using a pot, whatever works. Bacteria loves nasty surroundings, makes them multiply easily.

How to Get Rid of Staph Infection Tip#3: Avoid borrowing or sharing personal belongings. Although you are so close to your room mate or your best friend keep in mind that what’s his is his and yours is yours. You don’t know what kind of bacteria or virus might be lurking on his face towel.

How to Get Rid of Staph Infection Tip#4: Take your meds religiously. For patients with reoccurring staph infection due to antibiotic resistance, the physician’s choices for antibiotics are narrowed. And once the physician no longer have any antibiotic to prescribe, your staph skin disease might not be cured and it will lead to necrosis or better yet amputation.

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Signs of Staph Infection

Staphylococcus are bacteria that existed since life started on earth. These bacteria are often harmless to human beings unless immune system and good practice of hygiene were compromised. There are over 30 species of staphylococcus that can cause infections in our body, however the most prominent is the staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus causes skin infections, food poisoning, blood infections and even respiratory complications. Early detection and intervention of the signs of staph infection are the key in treating the disease and preventing it to spread.

Signs of Staph Infection in the Skin

Staph infection in the skin can be transmitted through direct skin to skin contact and indirect contact with the use of vectors. The first signs of staph infection in the skin can be described as itchiness, redness and elevated skin patches similar to mosquito bites. As the infection progresses, you can feel a burning sensation on the skin plus you may notice a fluid pus starting to accumulate under the spots. There are some cases of worst staph skin infection wherein almost the entire arms or entire chest are covered with blisters, abscess and carbuncles and soon the entire area becomes necrotic because of ignoring the disease. Staph skin infection can be easily treated with antibiotics, therefore upon the first signs of staph infection in the skin its better to seek medical attention immediately.

Signs of Staph Infection in the Digestive System

Staphylococcus aureus is the number one suspect in cases of cluster food poisoning. Victims of staph food poisoning will experience these signs of staph infection 2 to 3 hours after ingesting infected food: nausea accompanied with vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. The number one goal in treating these patients with signs of staph infection is fluid replacement to avoid dehydration and most importantly prevention of the spread of bacteria by giving oral and intravenous antibiotics.

Signs of Staph Infection in the Urinary Tract System

Due to anatomical and physiological reasons, female are more prone to urinary tract infection than males because of two facts: the male’s urethra are longer than females, therefore it would take much longer time for the bacteria to travel the bladder and cause anomalies and the second reason is females need to sit in the toilet whenever they need to urinate making them more prone to bacteria that remain in the toilet seat.

The signs of staph infection in the urinary tract system are difficulty in urinating, pain during urination, fever, vomiting and hematuria (blood in the urine). Urinary tract infections are easy to cure with antibiotics and increase fluid intake to wash away bacteria in the urinary tract.

There are some cases where in a patient can no longer urinate because of extreme infection, therefore it is a need for temporary catheterization. However health practitioners should make sure that the procedure of catheterization is clean and free of microorganisms that will further add to the infection the patient already has.

Urinary tract infection should not be ignored, so seek medical attention upon the first appearance of signs of staph infection in the urinary tract system . The infection must be stopped from spreading before it reaches other vital organs of the urinary system like the kidney which may cause irreversible damage.

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Staph Infection Symptoms

The severity of staph infection symptoms will vary on the immune system of the person, the kind of staphylococcus species and treatment received. If an individual did not receive immediate medical attention upon first appearance of staph infection symptoms, the bacteria will invade vital organs which will cause severe damage.

It is imperative that new born babies receive a thorough and sanitary care from birth in the delivery room to discharge in their homes. Neonates have a very low immune system making them prone to infections. Staph infection symptoms in infants can be observed after 6 weeks upon birth. Aside from fever and restlessness, you will notice skin lesions on the chest area. Infants should receive immediate medical attention to prevent further spread of staph infection symptoms which may lead to fatal pneumonia and irreversible meningitis.

Staphylococcus can also attack your bones causing inflammation or osteomyelitis. Staph infection symptoms include excruciating pain, redness on the skin of the affected bone area, and if not treated well it can lead to bone brittleness then destruction.

Pneumonia caused by staphylococcus are rare but deadly. Most of the incidence are hospital acquired pneumonia or those people who had been confined in the hospital for many weeks. People with low immune system such as those taking steroids are also at risk in developing pneumonia. Staph infection symptoms include lung abscess followed by pneumatoceles and empyema.

Staphylococcus can find its way to invade the inner covering of your heart causing endocarditis. Drug abusers who use unsterile syringe,  patients who have prosthetic heart valve and patients who engages in procedures that involves frequent catheterization of blood vessels like dialysis are prone to acquiring this kind of infection. Hemorrhage under your eyes, chest pain, heart murmurs, and cardiac valve damage leading to heart failure are some of the staph infection symptoms of endorcarditis.

Abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea are the staph infection symptoms of staphylococcal food poisoning. This can be caused by mishandling of food preparation like uncooked meat or exposed in a temperature conducive for bacterial growth. Individuals with staphylococcal skin infections may also accidentally transmit their bacteria in the food and then ingested by other person or himself,  which is why thorough hand washing is important in food preparation and before eating.

Staph Infection Symptoms: How to Diagnose the Disease?

Culture Sensitivity Test. It is important to determine the grain of bacteria and virus that’s causing an infection to match the proper medication that will exterminate it. Culture samples are taken from urine, suspected skin infection, umbilicus, nasopharynx and blood.

Biopsy. This invasive procedure are applicable to severe organ inflammation like osteomyelitis, endocarditis and meningitis.

X-ray, MRI and CT scan. These are diagnostic procedures to provide visual illustrations of the affected organs such as lungs for pneumonia, MRI for heart conditions and CT scan for brain involvement.

Staphylococcus aureus is the suspected culprit for food poisoning incidents that happened for clusters of people like in birthday parties, wedding receptions and other social gathering. These people will experience the staph infection symptoms two ours after ingesting infected food.

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