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Which is worse?
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Mommafirst
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What a timely question for me!!! My daughter has been culturing staph and then today we got word that she is culturing pseudomonas. I about had a breakdown when I saw that -- and then came here to figure out what it really means. I'm glad to hear it isn't as awful as I was thinking. My daughter has no symptoms, but all these bugs (she cultured like four this time) can't be a good thing.. .... I'm pretty worried!!!
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Mommafirst
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What a timely question for me!!! My daughter has been culturing staph and then today we got word that she is culturing pseudomonas. I about had a breakdown when I saw that -- and then came here to figure out what it really means. I'm glad to hear it isn't as awful as I was thinking. My daughter has no symptoms, but all these bugs (she cultured like four this time) can't be a good thing.. .... I'm pretty worried!!!
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Mommafirst
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What a timely question for me!!! My daughter has been culturing staph and then today we got word that she is culturing pseudomonas. I about had a breakdown when I saw that -- and then came here to figure out what it really means. I'm glad to hear it isn't as awful as I was thinking. My daughter has no symptoms, but all these bugs (she cultured like four this time) can't be a good thing.. .... I'm pretty worried!!!
I don't have as much experience as the others who have posted, but my daughter has cultured staph off and on for 15 years now - she also has cleared a MRSA (not many people can do that, but so far so good, hasn't cultured again in 4-5 years now) She has only had PA once and also cleared it, hasn't cultured again for 2.5 years so far.
I've always had the idea in my head that PA was worse than staph because the PA could turn mucoid PA, but if the staph turns MRSA, I think it's about an even fight.
I've always had the idea in my head that PA was worse than staph because the PA could turn mucoid PA, but if the staph turns MRSA, I think it's about an even fight.
I don't have as much experience as the others who have posted, but my daughter has cultured staph off and on for 15 years now - she also has cleared a MRSA (not many people can do that, but so far so good, hasn't cultured again in 4-5 years now) She has only had PA once and also cleared it, hasn't cultured again for 2.5 years so far.
I've always had the idea in my head that PA was worse than staph because the PA could turn mucoid PA, but if the staph turns MRSA, I think it's about an even fight.
I've always had the idea in my head that PA was worse than staph because the PA could turn mucoid PA, but if the staph turns MRSA, I think it's about an even fight.
I don't have as much experience as the others who have posted, but my daughter has cultured staph off and on for 15 years now - she also has cleared a MRSA (not many people can do that, but so far so good, hasn't cultured again in 4-5 years now) She has only had PA once and also cleared it, hasn't cultured again for 2.5 years so far.
I've always had the idea in my head that PA was worse than staph because the PA could turn mucoid PA, but if the staph turns MRSA, I think it's about an even fight.
I've always had the idea in my head that PA was worse than staph because the PA could turn mucoid PA, but if the staph turns MRSA, I think it's about an even fight.
It depends on the type of pseudomonas. Some pseudomonas aeruginosa are mucoid and mutant which makes them hard to treat. Staph is a more common bacteria which is responsible for acute rapid onset infections. PA is responsible for chronic longterm infections. However, it is the pseudomonas which causes irreversible lung damage due to the toxins it secretes .
It depends on the type of pseudomonas. Some pseudomonas aeruginosa are mucoid and mutant which makes them hard to treat. Staph is a more common bacteria which is responsible for acute rapid onset infections. PA is responsible for chronic longterm infections. However, it is the pseudomonas which causes irreversible lung damage due to the toxins it secretes .
It depends on the type of pseudomonas. Some pseudomonas aeruginosa are mucoid and mutant which makes them hard to treat. Staph is a more common bacteria which is responsible for acute rapid onset infections. PA is responsible for chronic longterm infections. However, it is the pseudomonas which causes irreversible lung damage due to the toxins it secretes .
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tammykrumrey
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Both of my daughters culture staph and mrsa. Only one started culturing PA. But the one who 'only' has staph and mrsa has the most problems. She has been on IV vancomycin to help control the mrsa, it didn't get rid of it, only knocked it down from abundant to moderate, but she did do better. Then a few months later went of oral Zyvox, and so far it has also been very good at knocking it down and keeping it at bay. But she does have moderate lung damage already, and that is the only thing she has ever cultured.
My younger one has 'perfect' lungs, but cultures both mrsa and pa, never been on IV antibiotics and we have never had to use the 'big guns' (as her doc would say)on her such as vancomycin or zyvox for the mrsa.
It's just so strange how it can affect them in such a different way.
My younger one has 'perfect' lungs, but cultures both mrsa and pa, never been on IV antibiotics and we have never had to use the 'big guns' (as her doc would say)on her such as vancomycin or zyvox for the mrsa.
It's just so strange how it can affect them in such a different way.
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tammykrumrey
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Both of my daughters culture staph and mrsa. Only one started culturing PA. But the one who 'only' has staph and mrsa has the most problems. She has been on IV vancomycin to help control the mrsa, it didn't get rid of it, only knocked it down from abundant to moderate, but she did do better. Then a few months later went of oral Zyvox, and so far it has also been very good at knocking it down and keeping it at bay. But she does have moderate lung damage already, and that is the only thing she has ever cultured.
My younger one has 'perfect' lungs, but cultures both mrsa and pa, never been on IV antibiotics and we have never had to use the 'big guns' (as her doc would say)on her such as vancomycin or zyvox for the mrsa.
It's just so strange how it can affect them in such a different way.
My younger one has 'perfect' lungs, but cultures both mrsa and pa, never been on IV antibiotics and we have never had to use the 'big guns' (as her doc would say)on her such as vancomycin or zyvox for the mrsa.
It's just so strange how it can affect them in such a different way.
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tammykrumrey
Guest
Both of my daughters culture staph and mrsa. Only one started culturing PA. But the one who 'only' has staph and mrsa has the most problems. She has been on IV vancomycin to help control the mrsa, it didn't get rid of it, only knocked it down from abundant to moderate, but she did do better. Then a few months later went of oral Zyvox, and so far it has also been very good at knocking it down and keeping it at bay. But she does have moderate lung damage already, and that is the only thing she has ever cultured.
My younger one has 'perfect' lungs, but cultures both mrsa and pa, never been on IV antibiotics and we have never had to use the 'big guns' (as her doc would say)on her such as vancomycin or zyvox for the mrsa.
It's just so strange how it can affect them in such a different way.
My younger one has 'perfect' lungs, but cultures both mrsa and pa, never been on IV antibiotics and we have never had to use the 'big guns' (as her doc would say)on her such as vancomycin or zyvox for the mrsa.
It's just so strange how it can affect them in such a different way.
coltsfan715
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It depends on what you are dealing with if you are dealing with just Staph then there may be many antibiotics but if you culture MRSA - which is also Staph there are fewer antibiotics to treat that with than Psuedo .. at least for me.
There are is a pretty decent number of antibiotics I could take to treat the Psuedo that I culture according to my culture results, but there are only a handful I can take for MRSA/Staph that I culture.
Same goes for others who have a more resistant strain of Psuedo they may only be able to use a handful of meds whereas with Staph they may be able to use more.
Take Care,
Lindsey
There are is a pretty decent number of antibiotics I could take to treat the Psuedo that I culture according to my culture results, but there are only a handful I can take for MRSA/Staph that I culture.
Same goes for others who have a more resistant strain of Psuedo they may only be able to use a handful of meds whereas with Staph they may be able to use more.
Take Care,
Lindsey
coltsfan715
New member
It depends on what you are dealing with if you are dealing with just Staph then there may be many antibiotics but if you culture MRSA - which is also Staph there are fewer antibiotics to treat that with than Psuedo .. at least for me.
There are is a pretty decent number of antibiotics I could take to treat the Psuedo that I culture according to my culture results, but there are only a handful I can take for MRSA/Staph that I culture.
Same goes for others who have a more resistant strain of Psuedo they may only be able to use a handful of meds whereas with Staph they may be able to use more.
Take Care,
Lindsey
There are is a pretty decent number of antibiotics I could take to treat the Psuedo that I culture according to my culture results, but there are only a handful I can take for MRSA/Staph that I culture.
Same goes for others who have a more resistant strain of Psuedo they may only be able to use a handful of meds whereas with Staph they may be able to use more.
Take Care,
Lindsey
coltsfan715
New member
It depends on what you are dealing with if you are dealing with just Staph then there may be many antibiotics but if you culture MRSA - which is also Staph there are fewer antibiotics to treat that with than Psuedo .. at least for me.
There are is a pretty decent number of antibiotics I could take to treat the Psuedo that I culture according to my culture results, but there are only a handful I can take for MRSA/Staph that I culture.
Same goes for others who have a more resistant strain of Psuedo they may only be able to use a handful of meds whereas with Staph they may be able to use more.
Take Care,
Lindsey
There are is a pretty decent number of antibiotics I could take to treat the Psuedo that I culture according to my culture results, but there are only a handful I can take for MRSA/Staph that I culture.
Same goes for others who have a more resistant strain of Psuedo they may only be able to use a handful of meds whereas with Staph they may be able to use more.
Take Care,
Lindsey
Yeah, it depends on what strains you are culturing. MRSA is multidrug resistant, however if it is run of the mill staph, you have a better chance at treating it. Pseudo can be really tough because it has a slimy coat over the bacteria, thus making it hard for the antibiotic to penetrate. Also pseudo likes to clump together. I grow staph (not MRSA), PA, cepacia and steno....sometimes not all at once (always the cepacia and staph...the other colonies might be too low to detect but they are invariably there) , sometimes all at once. Depends on what is going on with my lungs. TOBI suppresses the PA to an extent, but then I find that the steno and cepacia colonies increase (both are resistant to TOBI). Interesting.....
Hugs to all, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Hugs to all, Jenn <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">