Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa.html MRSA is an antibiotic resistant staph bacteria. It's very common in hospitals, nursing homes, places where there are tons of antibiotics & people. It's usually passed from another patient or staff member. Yes, you can wash your hands, do everything right & still pass it along. There are nasty antibiotics that can kill it if it is found quick enough. The antibiotic is probably causing the diarrehea, not the MRSA. It can become a part of her general flora, but when she is immunocompromised, it can make her sick. Viruses are not bacterias. If you are infected with a virus you should NOT be taking an antibiotic because most likely all the antibiotic will do is kill the competing bacteria & help the virus multiply. Your mom needs to replace her intestinal flora, so you might want to get some acidolphilus & lactobacillus for her to take. That might help boost her immune system, too. Good luck! -- www.hugsfoundation.org -------------- Original message -------------- " Linda " <yogieslola Does anyone know about the MRSA? My mother(71)had a very traumatic experience in the hospital ... so bad she refuses to ever be admitted again for ANY reason. On top of this, she was pretty ill with some virus or something while there recovering from surgery. They said she got it from the antibiotics she was being given, but they never did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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