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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / August 2006Super bugs.
Off the subject. Does anyone happen to know what the current status is with these resistant staff infections that are going around the hospitals? Apparently my new granddaughter of about two weeks of age has picked one up and is having something of a time with it. > Off the subject. > > Does anyone happen to know what the current status is with these resistant > staff infections that are going around the hospitals? Apparently my new > granddaughter of about two weeks of age has picked one up and is having > something of a time with it. Staph infections, but there are more so called superbugs globally than just multiple antibiotic resistant staphyolococcus. Here in Perth and elsewhere in Australia the big problem is VRE - vencomycin resistant enterrococcus. People in hospitals just don't have any clue how important infection control is. I saw one orderly go into a toilet in the emergency room (toilets are the second home of enterococcus, after it leaves your intestine) and pick something up off the floor...in the process his tie went into the toilet! He then leaned up against a counter where his tie pressed, contaminating that counter. This is in a hospital where there's been a significant VRE problem! To answer your questions: the bugs are getting worse and more species are becoming resistant either through direct evolution or sharing of DNA via plasmids with other species. Regards, Ari  Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ >> Off the subject. >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > elsewhere in Australia the big problem is VRE - vencomycin resistant > enterrococcus. The parents are both Australians from Victoria but the baby is in Austin Texas. Baby may be admired at http://www.nigels.com/talia/ On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 04:20:18 -0700, "Pope Pie \(Sy Lehrman\)" >The parents are both Australians from Victoria but the baby is in Austin >Texas. >Baby may be admired at http://www.nigels.com/talia/ She is adorable. I hope that they can get rid of the super bug quickly. Rose @}->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to undrestand it. Please remove "Ima" to reply. >She is adorable. She is that, but the increasing jaundice is very obvious. Is it decreasing now? --- Joan >>>Off the subject. >>> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Baby may be admired at http://www.nigels.com/talia/ > I'm sure the bug didn't follow them from Australia (unless one of them was recently hispitalised here immediately before travelling there). If it's a resistant staph, it's like got the 'made in the USA' label written in GATTCAGTTGGGCAC somewhere in it's DNA :-) How's the little one doing? Regards, Ari Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ > If > it's a resistant staph, it's like got the 'made in the USA' label > written in GATTCAGTTGGGCAC somewhere in it's DNA :-) How's the little > one doing? Apparently the little squirt is doing fine now and has had the naughty infection defeated. The defeat sounds very good! Gwen >> If >> it's a resistant staph, it's like got the 'made in the USA' label [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Apparently the little squirt is doing fine now and has had the naughty > infection defeated. Sy, I have no information to offer, just so sorry she is having that problem. I looked at the pictures and she is precious. Has the prettiest little fat arms and hands, and I love how she gets them to her mouth. Will pray for her. Gwen+ > Off the subject. > > Does anyone happen to know what the current status is with these resistant > staff infections that are going around the hospitals? Apparently my new > granddaughter of about two weeks of age has picked one up and is having > something of a time with it. > Sy, I have no information to offer, just so sorry she is having that > problem. I looked at the pictures and she is precious. Has the prettiest > little fat arms and hands, and I love how she gets them to her mouth. > Will pray for her. > Gwen+ Thanks, Gwen, I won't tell the kids---too skeptical. |
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