My mother in law has had an operation,they told her she has MRSA?
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I would definitely be concerned. She needs to check with her employers infection control policy and yes MRSA is present in hospitals and in the community. I assume that some health care workers are probably carriers but she could be at legal risk if she has a potentially communicable disease that she passes on to the residents. Please tell her to inform her employer, they could both be sued if a resident dies of an MRSA infection. They are a vulnerable population.
your poor mother in law has enough to deal with without you saying she is selfish. i hope she makes a full recovery and when she does and is cleared of any infection by doctors of course she will be able to go back to work.
MSRA is hard to treat but I had a friend who contracted it. He worked in a hospital settings. I think it was two months, but when they were sure it was gone, he was allowed to go back to work.
Good luck to both of you.
No, "at a later date" implies that she will get herself passed as fit to work with elderly and vulnerable people before going back. Anyway, if she washes her hands properly between touching people - which she should anyway- there is minimum risk. It's not MRSA that's the problem, many people carry it - the problem is poor hygeine
the big problem with mrsa is that is stops wounds healing properly, so problems for your mil but it doesnt really effect normally healthy people. She may well have caught it from one of her residents and people can carry it and never know if they are basically healthy.
if she is worried about work then she will need to ring her boss and find out what their policy is, but she should think about herself first, she has had major surgery and an infection- tell her to get herself well first!
MRSA can be spread among people having close contact with infected people. MRSA is almost always spread by direct physical contact and not through the air. Spread may also occur through indirect contact by touching objects (e.g., towels, sheets, wound dressings, clothes, workout areas, or sports equipment) contaminated by the infected skin of a person with staph bacteria or MRSA.
Just as S. aureus can be carried on the skin or in the nose without causing any disease, MRSA can be carried in this way also. This is known as colonization.
MRSA infections are usually mild, superficial infections of the skin that can be treated successfully with proper skin care and antibiotics. MRSA, however, can be difficult to treat and can progress to life-threatening blood or bone infections because there are fewer effective antibiotics available for treatment. If it not completely gone then I feel she should not go back to work just yet. Considering where she works she will be in direct contact with the patients.
MRSA - Antibiotic-Resistant “Staphylococcus aureus” Skin Infections
A huge number of people are being diagnosed with MRSA (skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus - staph bacteria) that are resistant to many known and previously used antibiotics (the drugs that kill bacteria). These resistant strains of staph are commonly known as “MRSA” (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus).
Staph bacteria are most often found in the nasal passages and on the skin of people. Most of the time, staph carried in the nose or on the skin does not cause infection. When it does, it usually causes minor infections, such as boils or abscesses. However, sometimes staph can cause more serious infections such as pneumonia, joint, and bloodstream infections. These are serious infections and require immediate treatment.
Staph infections often begin when staph bacteria enter the body through an injury to the skin, such as a cut or graze or surgical proceedure. Symptoms of a staph skin infection include redness, warmth, swelling, tenderness of the skin and boils or blisters.
The Spread Of Staph
Even the cleanest person can get a staph infection. Staph can rub off the skin of an infected person and onto the skin of another person when they have prolonged skin to skin contact. Staph from an infected person can also get onto a commonly shared item or surface and then get onto the skin of the person who touches it next. Examples of commonly shared items are towels, benches in saunas or hot tubs and athletic equipment - in other words, anything that could have touched the skin of a staph infected person can carry the bacteria to the skin of another person.
Preventing Staph Infections
Clean your hands and skin often. Spray with The New Silver Solution. Avoid prolonged skin-to-skin contact with anyone you suspect could have a staph skin infection. Do not share personal items (e.g. razors, towels, etc.) with other persons and keep your towels and clothes clean. Clean items that you share with other people (e.g. towels, razors, athletic equipment) before you use them.
Actions To Take If You Think You Have A Staph Infection
If you suspect that you might have a staph skin infection, consult your healthcare provider as soon as possible. Early treatment can help prevent the infection from getting worse. Be sure to follow all the directions your healthcare provider gives you, even when you start to feel better. If you are prescribed antibiotics, finish all of the doses because incomplete treatment of staph infections can lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The New Silver Solution can be taken with antibiotics, in fact, tests have proven that using The New Silver Solution in conjunction with antibiotics enables deeper and more penetrative ability in killing staph bacteria.
If my healthcare provider has told me that I have an antibiotic-resistant staph (MRSA) skin infection, what can I do to keep others from getting infected?
Please take the following steps to prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant staph skin infection to others:
1. Treat area with The New Silver Solution. Keep the infected area covered with clean, dry bandages. Pus, Mucus and drainage from an infected wound is very infectious.
2. Thoroughly wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water, especially after changing bandages or touching the infected skin. Throw away used dressings promptly and spray your hands with The New Silver Solution.
3. Regularly clean and disinfect your bathroom and personal items. Wash soiled towels, bedding and clothes with hot water. Bleach when possible. Drying bedding and clothes in a hot-air dryer, rather than air-drying also helps kill bacteria. Wipe down surfaces with The New Silver Solution.
4. Inform any healthcare providers who treat you, that you have a history of an antibiotic-resistant staph (MRSA) skin infection and that you are using The New Silver Solution to fight the infection.
5. Ensure that you take The New Silver Solution internally, on a daily basis. Be sure to treat your nasal passages, as MRSA
colonizes in the nasal tracts.
6. Do not share razors, towels or similar items with other people.
If you have questions about MRSA, please talk with your health care provider. Most Doctors and especially Surgeons, will recommend the use of The New Silver Solution.
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Boots have stopped cleaning their totes which they deliver drugs to hospitals and pharmacy's. These tote sometime have dead rats and human feces in them. It is selfish of BOOTS to put profit first. What I'm saying she is low risk.
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