MRSA Infection - Aurora,IN

We have a lot of experience with this topic in my household:
My husband was going to a gym quite a bit back in 2007 and he got it. It was on his leg and it was treated (they drained it, packed it, etc...). Seven months later, i got it (I was also going to the same gym). It was scary!! They treated mine and I got over it and never had another issue with it. I felt the same way you do, "how did this happen? We are clean people!" All those feelings are normal.
However, to answer your questions, our doctor told us everyone has it on their skin, but it gets into your system when there is a cut on your skin. Even a tiny one. It's basically beyond your control. Also once you have it, you're more suseptable (sp?) to getting it again. That said, my husband got it again this past January. This time he wound up in the ER. It just wasn't going away with the standard treatment. He spiked a fever and it got really high, so, off we went to the hospital. While there, he had to get antibiotics thru an IV. All is well now.
As far as how it spreads, it's only through direct contact with that person's sore. Kissing has nothing to do with it. As long as you have the sore covered, everyone else will be fine. If you're worried about your 2 year old getting it, my doctor had me give my kids a bleach bath every day to ward off the potential to get it. It's 1 tbsp for every gallon of water. Also, use a lot of Lysol!
It's a little scary wondering if and when one of us will get it again. Anyway, that's our experience with it. Hope this helps!

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Best wishes to you!

Hi - My husband has had MRSA - and we have been very lucky to get rid of it easily - yes he has had it more then once he is suseptible to it. He has a job that causes scratches etc... I would never assocaite MRSA with being dirty - most people get this in the hospital - which is where he first got it - but that said - an "old timey" doc told us to soak where his wound is in hot soapy water and the soap must be dial - it healed faster and you could see the infection coming out to the water. Spider bites are bad for this. This helped a lot. But the soaking with the atibiotics should do it.

Both my kids got it and I know how you feel. I was so nervous and am still nervous about any new bite or scratch or anything they get. But, we have had no other issues. I do immediately put antibiotic cream on anything they get. But, this was 2 years ago and we have been fine so I have relaxed about it. You probably will too once you go through some time and see that it most likely will not affect you. It seems that MRSA is all over the place and it is almost a fluke type of thing if you get infected by it.

Hi A.,

My daughter had MRSA. I noticed that she had had what looked like a whitehead on her little peepee, and like 2 days later it popped, and from that time on she had a rash all over her diaper area, until I took her to the Doc. She gave me Mupirocin to put on it, and it went away. The nurse warned me to wash frequently, as this was very contagious. No one else in our family got it, and my daughter has never had another outbreak. That was about 2 years ago. Don't worry-it's not as bad as everyone says it is. You won't give it to your kids by kissing them, so smooch away.

The funny thing is, MRSA was created because of antibiotic use in the first place! Some countries, such as Sweden, have taken to only giving antibiotics in life threatening situations. Antibiotic resistant strains are no longer a problem there.

If you are sure to reinoculate your gut with probiotics after your antibiotic treatment and stay away from factory meat raised on antibiotics as well as processed foods that upset the gut balance, there is no reason you have to be among the group that "always has MRSA". An estimated 70 - 80% of the body's ability to fight off illness starts in the gut. Take care of that and you might not have to go down this road again. Some members of the plant kingdom can be used effectively against staphylococcus aureus. Usnea and garlic come immediately to mind.

My 4-year-old niece was diagnosed with MRSA two years ago. My brother and sis-in-law were told MRSA can spread if my niece were to have an open sore and it come in contact with someone else. She was still at the end of diaper- and pull-up-wearing stage at the time, so the sores were mainly around her buttocks/upper thigh area. They had to wear gloves when they changed her diapers, etc. This was only when there were open sores present. The doc also said that, if my niece were to have a cold and she touched around her, it could possibly be spread by touching others; so they have to be very vigilent whenever she is sick about reminding her not to touch/pick her nose and make sure she washes her hands (and her body when she bathes) with anti-bacterial soap. I have also read that, if you frequent public areas like swimming pools or bathrooms, work-out facilities and showers, you should use an anti-bacterial body wash or soap. Even if you don't, it has been recommended for everyone to use an anti-bacterial soap at least once a week to make sure you have not picked up MRSA anywhere in your daily living. The doc said nothing about not being able to kiss her on the lips, and we do so all the time. None of us in the family have ever gotten MRSA from kissing or being around her. She is now pretty much free of having open sores for quite a while. Take heart and know it is not the end of the world and, with vigilance, it will get better for you. There are steps you can take to make sure you do not spread this to your family also. The doc said when you have open sores, make sure you clean the bathtub after bathing. Also make sure you cover any sores. I have also switched my family to a bath soap that is antibacterial but also contains a moisturizer (Dial). There are also antibacterial body washes if you prefer a body wash. God Bless!