Culture Result Questions

ashton2005 · Jun 23, 2008

Hello everyone! I know that i dont post too often but ashton has been coughing a lot lately and ran a slight temp as well.. We had clinic F/U on wednesday last week and they did throat CX. He is so far growing H Flu "which is new to us" and then his Staph that turned into PCN/Methicillin resitant.. my questions are with his staph is it still ok to send him to daycare?? I know with skin infections there are precautions but with MRSA in lungs is it the same.. He is on Keflex which hes not responding to and they are waiting on sensitivities to come back on the H Flu... They are going to give me a definate tomorrow on the treatment options. He hasent been in the hospital in a little over a year so i wouldnt be suprised if they put him in for a tune up!!! I would just like to know others experiences with these bugs.. since they are slightly changed and one new on for us!!

ashton2005 · Jun 23, 2008

Hello everyone! I know that i dont post too often but ashton has been coughing a lot lately and ran a slight temp as well.. We had clinic F/U on wednesday last week and they did throat CX. He is so far growing H Flu "which is new to us" and then his Staph that turned into PCN/Methicillin resitant.. my questions are with his staph is it still ok to send him to daycare?? I know with skin infections there are precautions but with MRSA in lungs is it the same.. He is on Keflex which hes not responding to and they are waiting on sensitivities to come back on the H Flu... They are going to give me a definate tomorrow on the treatment options. He hasent been in the hospital in a little over a year so i wouldnt be suprised if they put him in for a tune up!!! I would just like to know others experiences with these bugs.. since they are slightly changed and one new on for us!!

ashton2005 · Jun 23, 2008

Hello everyone! I know that i dont post too often but ashton has been coughing a lot lately and ran a slight temp as well.. We had clinic F/U on wednesday last week and they did throat CX. He is so far growing H Flu "which is new to us" and then his Staph that turned into PCN/Methicillin resitant.. my questions are with his staph is it still ok to send him to daycare?? I know with skin infections there are precautions but with MRSA in lungs is it the same.. He is on Keflex which hes not responding to and they are waiting on sensitivities to come back on the H Flu... They are going to give me a definate tomorrow on the treatment options. He hasent been in the hospital in a little over a year so i wouldnt be suprised if they put him in for a tune up!!! I would just like to know others experiences with these bugs.. since they are slightly changed and one new on for us!!

ashton2005 · Jun 23, 2008

Hello everyone! I know that i dont post too often but ashton has been coughing a lot lately and ran a slight temp as well.. We had clinic F/U on wednesday last week and they did throat CX. He is so far growing H Flu "which is new to us" and then his Staph that turned into PCN/Methicillin resitant.. my questions are with his staph is it still ok to send him to daycare?? I know with skin infections there are precautions but with MRSA in lungs is it the same.. He is on Keflex which hes not responding to and they are waiting on sensitivities to come back on the H Flu... They are going to give me a definate tomorrow on the treatment options. He hasent been in the hospital in a little over a year so i wouldnt be suprised if they put him in for a tune up!!! I would just like to know others experiences with these bugs.. since they are slightly changed and one new on for us!!

ashton2005 · Jun 23, 2008

Hello everyone! I know that i dont post too often but ashton has been coughing a lot lately and ran a slight temp as well.. We had clinic F/U on wednesday last week and they did throat CX. He is so far growing H Flu "which is new to us" and then his Staph that turned into PCN/Methicillin resitant.. my questions are with his staph is it still ok to send him to daycare?? I know with skin infections there are precautions but with MRSA in lungs is it the same.. He is on Keflex which hes not responding to and they are waiting on sensitivities to come back on the H Flu... They are going to give me a definate tomorrow on the treatment options. He hasent been in the hospital in a little over a year so i wouldnt be suprised if they put him in for a tune up!!! I would just like to know others experiences with these bugs.. since they are slightly changed and one new on for us!!

Rebjane · Jun 23, 2008

Christi,

If he is coughing and has a slight temp I would keep him home irregardless of the cultures. People at risk for picking up MRSA are those that are immunocompromised, getting chemo, other CF'ers, or those elderly folks with chronic lung conditions. I don't know much about the other bug, though. Once the MRSA is knocked down or dormant(Ashton) not coughing I wouldn't worry too much about transferring MRSA to others; other than the type of people I listed above.

Rebjane · Jun 23, 2008

Christi,

If he is coughing and has a slight temp I would keep him home irregardless of the cultures. People at risk for picking up MRSA are those that are immunocompromised, getting chemo, other CF'ers, or those elderly folks with chronic lung conditions. I don't know much about the other bug, though. Once the MRSA is knocked down or dormant(Ashton) not coughing I wouldn't worry too much about transferring MRSA to others; other than the type of people I listed above.

Rebjane · Jun 23, 2008

Christi,

If he is coughing and has a slight temp I would keep him home irregardless of the cultures. People at risk for picking up MRSA are those that are immunocompromised, getting chemo, other CF'ers, or those elderly folks with chronic lung conditions. I don't know much about the other bug, though. Once the MRSA is knocked down or dormant(Ashton) not coughing I wouldn't worry too much about transferring MRSA to others; other than the type of people I listed above.

Rebjane · Jun 23, 2008

Christi,

If he is coughing and has a slight temp I would keep him home irregardless of the cultures. People at risk for picking up MRSA are those that are immunocompromised, getting chemo, other CF'ers, or those elderly folks with chronic lung conditions. I don't know much about the other bug, though. Once the MRSA is knocked down or dormant(Ashton) not coughing I wouldn't worry too much about transferring MRSA to others; other than the type of people I listed above.

Rebjane · Jun 23, 2008

Christi,

If he is coughing and has a slight temp I would keep him home irregardless of the cultures. People at risk for picking up MRSA are those that are immunocompromised, getting chemo, other CF'ers, or those elderly folks with chronic lung conditions. I don't know much about the other bug, though. Once the MRSA is knocked down or dormant(Ashton) not coughing I wouldn't worry too much about transferring MRSA to others; other than the type of people I listed above.

ashton2005 · Jun 23, 2008