pft machines and the spread of germs (cepacia, MRSA, etc.)

[Rutgersnyy]

I never thought about this before. I just assumed it was safe.

How serious is staph compared to cepacia to have?

should those people go last too?

 

[Rutgersnyy]

I never thought about this before. I just assumed it was safe.

How serious is staph compared to cepacia to have?

should those people go last too?

 

[thelizardqueen]

I culture Staph once and awhile, but its not MRSA. I think Cepacia is the worse one to have depending on what strain you have.

 

[thelizardqueen]

I culture Staph once and awhile, but its not MRSA. I think Cepacia is the worse one to have depending on what strain you have.

 

[Rutgersnyy]

So staph isn't as serious as MRSA? So they can put those people first? It can also go away and come back?

 

[Rutgersnyy]

So staph isn't as serious as MRSA? So they can put those people first? It can also go away and come back?

 

[Jane]

Staph and MRSA are both staphylococcus.aureus which cause infections. MRSA is just a form of staph resistant to many antibiotics.

google it

 

[Jane]

Staph and MRSA are both staphylococcus.aureus which cause infections. MRSA is just a form of staph resistant to many antibiotics.

google it

 

[thelizardqueen]

Yup Staph can come and go. It's not as serious as MRSA, in fact (and I may be wrong), but isn't MRSA treatable? Staph can be treated with a variety of antibiotics and go away. My last two cultures did not have Staph present. In fact, I haven't cultured Staph for about a year now.

 

[thelizardqueen]

Yup Staph can come and go. It's not as serious as MRSA, in fact (and I may be wrong), but isn't MRSA treatable? Staph can be treated with a variety of antibiotics and go away. My last two cultures did not have Staph present. In fact, I haven't cultured Staph for about a year now.

 

[anonymous]

Liz, just out of curiosity, where are you from?

Caitlin
22 w/ CF, b. cepacia

 

[anonymous]

Liz, just out of curiosity, where are you from?

Caitlin
22 w/ CF, b. cepacia

 

[thelizardqueen]

Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

 

[thelizardqueen]

Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

 

[Alyssa]

My daughter has cultured staph several times, and always cleares it. She cultured MRSA once several years ago and it has not come back. She has also cultured PA once but never again.

 

[Alyssa]

My daughter has cultured staph several times, and always cleares it. She cultured MRSA once several years ago and it has not come back. She has also cultured PA once but never again.

 

[Jane]

Alyssa,
What did they give your daughter for the MRSA? That's great that it went away!

 

[Jane]

Alyssa,
What did they give your daughter for the MRSA? That's great that it went away!

 

[Emily65Roses]

I had MRSA when I was 16, went on my first round of IVs and it hasn't been back since. I went on Gentomycin.

 

[Emily65Roses]

I had MRSA when I was 16, went on my first round of IVs and it hasn't been back since. I went on Gentomycin.