Medical question....
09 March 2010, 09:11 PM
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Medical question....
I mentioned this on another thread but it got missed.
I am due in hospital next week for an operation but 6 weeks ago i had the MRSA swabs taken and was later given the all clear.
Since then i have visited different hospital departments with my nan and would have thought that i could have picked up something and take it into hospital with me when i have my op meaning that i could pass something on or i could catch something from other patients.
Is there any benefit to swabbing long before a planned operation?
I am due in hospital next week for an operation but 6 weeks ago i had the MRSA swabs taken and was later given the all clear.
Since then i have visited different hospital departments with my nan and would have thought that i could have picked up something and take it into hospital with me when i have my op meaning that i could pass something on or i could catch something from other patients.
Is there any benefit to swabbing long before a planned operation?
09 March 2010, 11:48 PM
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If you look hard enough MRSA is almost everywhere............what the NHS look for are long term carriers who have a resevoir of Methicillin Resistant Staphillococcus Aureus (MRSA) about their person which might cause problems.
They like to live in warm moist places so swabs are frequently taken from nose, armpit and groin areas to check.
You are unlikely to change your long term carrier status by visiting your nan and other hospital departments.. !
Shaun
They like to live in warm moist places so swabs are frequently taken from nose, armpit and groin areas to check.
You are unlikely to change your long term carrier status by visiting your nan and other hospital departments.. !
Shaun
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10 March 2010, 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
I mentioned this on another thread but you all ignored me. And I feel I failed to get all of the attention I demand. Look at me. Look at me. Look at me!
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10 March 2010, 11:23 AM
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Look carefully at the instructions for the alcohol gels used..........they say something like "disinfects physically clean hands" so they only work if you have washed your hands before you left home.
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10 March 2010, 11:32 AM
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If you look hard enough MRSA is almost everywhere............what the NHS look for are long term carriers who have a resevoir of Methicillin Resistant Staphillococcus Aureus (MRSA) about their person which might cause problems.
They like to live in warm moist places so swabs are frequently taken from nose, armpit and groin areas to check.
You are unlikely to change your long term carrier status by visiting your nan and other hospital departments.. !
Shaun
They like to live in warm moist places so swabs are frequently taken from nose, armpit and groin areas to check.
You are unlikely to change your long term carrier status by visiting your nan and other hospital departments.. !
Shaun
How comes these people dont suffer the effects themselves?
10 March 2010, 12:50 PM
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Sara we live in a sea of bacteria! You're smothered in them and breathing them in as we speak!
People can carry all sorts of nasty bugs and not succumb to them. A good proportion of the way your body naturally functions involves a balance between friendly and not so friendly bugs. e.g. your gut and, yes, before anyone else mentions it, the vagina uses a bacterial balance based system to self clean! No, that doesn't mean you should give up washing!
Very generally speaking most bacteria only becomes a problem in immunocompromised individuals or when natural balances between competing bacteria is out. Occasionally, you get particularly nasty stains of ultra common bacteria emerging e.g. E-coli which have to be slapped with antibiotics and every now and then you get some cheeky bacteria that develops a resistance to antibiotics. e.g. MRSA. Some people just provide better homes for this bacteria than others....apparently you don't! MSRA is particularly troublsome in hospitals because a healthy person could come in covered in it (very crude way of putting it) showing no ill effects, but then put it somewhere it's likely to get into a cut/wound, equipment that is stuck in an orifice etc... of someone who isn't 100% (hence being in hospital) and that's when it can cause BIG problems
You'll be fine!
People can carry all sorts of nasty bugs and not succumb to them. A good proportion of the way your body naturally functions involves a balance between friendly and not so friendly bugs. e.g. your gut and, yes, before anyone else mentions it, the vagina uses a bacterial balance based system to self clean! No, that doesn't mean you should give up washing!
Very generally speaking most bacteria only becomes a problem in immunocompromised individuals or when natural balances between competing bacteria is out. Occasionally, you get particularly nasty stains of ultra common bacteria emerging e.g. E-coli which have to be slapped with antibiotics and every now and then you get some cheeky bacteria that develops a resistance to antibiotics. e.g. MRSA. Some people just provide better homes for this bacteria than others....apparently you don't! MSRA is particularly troublsome in hospitals because a healthy person could come in covered in it (very crude way of putting it) showing no ill effects, but then put it somewhere it's likely to get into a cut/wound, equipment that is stuck in an orifice etc... of someone who isn't 100% (hence being in hospital) and that's when it can cause BIG problems
You'll be fine!
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I mentioned this on another thread but it got missed.
I am due in hospital next week for an operation but 6 weeks ago i had the MRSA swabs taken and was later given the all clear.
Since then i have visited different hospital departments with my nan and would have thought that i could have picked up something and take it into hospital with me when i have my op meaning that i could pass something on or i could catch something from other patients.
Is there any benefit to swabbing long before a planned operation?
I am due in hospital next week for an operation but 6 weeks ago i had the MRSA swabs taken and was later given the all clear.
Since then i have visited different hospital departments with my nan and would have thought that i could have picked up something and take it into hospital with me when i have my op meaning that i could pass something on or i could catch something from other patients.
Is there any benefit to swabbing long before a planned operation?
10 March 2010, 03:00 PM
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10 March 2010, 11:02 PM
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sara....you are right. There are some people who carry MRSA bugs about their person (usually in their noses) who are fit and well so the normal body defences can keep them at bay.
If they come in contact with people with reduced defences (the classic are people with burns, surgical wounds) then the bugs can be a problem. Then the carriers are given treatment to rid them of the MRSA Bugs.....tablets and cream up various orifices LOL
It's like NS04 says
Shaun
If they come in contact with people with reduced defences (the classic are people with burns, surgical wounds) then the bugs can be a problem. Then the carriers are given treatment to rid them of the MRSA Bugs.....tablets and cream up various orifices LOL
It's like NS04 says
Shaun
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