Question 1

can you get mrsa or staph infection by drinking after the person who has it?

Accepted Answer

Low risk: Possibly this could happen, but unlikely. Staph is spread primarily by direct skin to skin contact.

Question 2

i drank after someone who had past mrsa infection years ago don't believe they have any open sores presently or since they had in past should i be ok it was one drink by accident or do i need a work up? thanks in advance?

Accepted Answer

: You do not need any work up and MRSA is more common than you know. It is probably carried by a number of your family and friends; and if you play sports, you have body contact with regularly. We all have bacteria in various parts of body: the skin, mouth, nostril gut. The problem is when they are in places they ought not to be like the blood or they overstep the body immunity to cause disease.

Question 3

if i get mrsa, will i get better?

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Yes: With appropriate antibiotic treatment.

Question 4

could a get mrsa again just 6 months later?

Accepted Answer

Yes: There are several reasons why MRSA infections of the skin return. Chronic skin conditions such as eczema & psoriasis may promote repeat MRSA infections. Individuals who experience frequent skin abrasions or cuts risk repeat MRSA infection. Itching disorders or people who have a habit of scratching their skin are also at risk for returning mrsa. The other problem is MRSA "colonization" (see below).

Question 5

how do u get pneumonia mrsa?

Accepted Answer

Few reasons: Mrsa(methicillin resistant sa)pneumonia has increased dramatically in last two decades.Frequent and prolonged ventilatory support of an aging, often chronically ill population is factor.Community-acquired MRSA pneumonia has become more prevalent.This type of pneumonia affects younger patients, following infection with influenza virus infection.Appropriate prompt antibiotic therapy/hospitalization.

Question 6

how can mrsa get in the bloodstream?

Accepted Answer

From skin: Mrsa is a type of staff aureus bacteria that is resistant to the penicillin type antibiotics.  Staff aureus lives on everyone and usually just hangs out on the skin and nice warm moist spots like groin arm pits nose if the bacteria gets access to the blood stream like a bad skin infection or less commonly a cut on the skin it can get to blood stream and cause a blood infection.

Question 7

treated of mrsa can i get a piercing?

Accepted Answer

MRSA: You need to have your nasopharynx (nose and back of throat) and skin cultured for mrsa.  If you are still a carrier then piercings are not a great idea.

Question 8

can one get mrsa from public swimming pools?

Accepted Answer

No: Not if the pool is adequately chlorinated.

Question 9

can mrsa get into your body and cause your platellets to stay low?

Accepted Answer

With Sepsis: This article discusses that issue:  http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pmc/articles/pmc3084641/.  It is by mayo clinic & looks at people who become septic with staph aureus & develop thrombocytopenia (platelet count &lt; 150 × 109/l. ).

Question 10

how can i sterilize everything in my home to make sure i don't get mrsa again?

Accepted Answer

Clean, not sterilize: Mrsa is spread from person to person; bedspreads and surfaces in you home can harbor bacteria for  a long time. You can not "sterilize" your home the way hospitals sterilize medical equipment. Cleaning compounds will clean surfaces, and soap and water are effective for personal hygiene.Your doctor may prescribe medications to decrease  MRSA bacteria if you become infected. Pets can  carry mrsa.

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