MRSA epidemic of hard-to-treat bacterial infections

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Jen95 said:
Hmmm, maybe we should change the sign of peace, somehow…
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Gloves.

One of the best things we can do is never touch our eyes after we have touched someone else. That’s one of the main ways that infections happen.
 
I always use Purell after the sign of the peace.

Sorry…not sorry. 😐
 
Wouldn’t it be even better if to not share germs? As nice as we would all look in our old-fashioned gloves with our jeans and football jerseys and yoga pants!! 🤣
 
Welshrabbit said:
I always use Purell after the sign of the peace.

Sorry…not sorry. 😐
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I see lots of people doing this. It doesn’t bother me at all. I think it’s good stewardship of our bodies–when we are sick, we impose a greater burden on our families, our workplaces, and depending on how seriously we are sick, on society.

I just wish the stuff didn’t make my skin crack open! (I don’t use it ever for that reason.)
 
Yeah…it can be pretty caustic. I found some that is made with aloe. Not sure if that’s helping my dry skin or not.
 
Several years ago I had MRSA in the right side of my face…several day after a dentist visit for a routine cleaning is where they think I got it.
Was in the hospital a week on major IV antibiotics and pain meds… nearly had to have the right side of my face lanced.
They said if I had waited another day I would have had to it was so bad.
I thought it was a pimple and ignored it till my face looked like it had swelled to the size of a softball…so I went it.

Back when I was a medic we used to talk about the overuse of antibiotics, and how the germs were getting more virulent, becoming smarter negating the effects of stronger and stronger antibiotics.

Hospitals are dangerous places, you can contract some nasties there…it’s full of sick people ya know.
 
prayersoutherncross said:
In the professional world to kill a microbe and prevent its spread, first it must be identified.
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Actually, that’s not totally true.

Our patients have infections, and treatment is started immediately, based on the presentation and other factors. Often a broad-spectrum antibiotic is used, and once the culture results are available (with susceptibilities), the antibiotic is switched to something more specific.

If the docs waited until the bug was identified before beginning antibiotics, many patients would be dead.

As for de-contaminating inorganic material (surfaces, equipment, furniture, etc.), this is done, as strita and I have pointed out, with disinfectants that have been deemed appropriate by infectious control specialists, scientists, and researchers. Yes, it’s possible that an organism will not be covered by a particular disinfectant, and yes, it’s possible that one spot on the counter-top or the tool will be missed. But most of the organisms will be affected, and we have to trust to luck (and prayers!) to keep us healthy.

If pet owners are regularly visiting their vet, they will see posters about various viruses and other dangers to their pet. Many vets send out email newsletters (or hard copies to those who request them) to their visitors and customers, with updates about the various viruses and other dangers that pet-owners should be aware of.

Much rental housing in the U.S. is owned by non-science people like my brother. These people will not even know of the existence of potential pathogens (although my brother is extremely intelligent, his knowledge is not science, but history, mechanics, welding, autos, and vintage toys). So it’s really up to pet owners to make themselves aware of dangers to their pets, just like it’s up to parents and grandparents to pay attention to dangers to their children.
 
The ventilation systems are especially bad. There was some research implicating dirty ductwork in spreading pathogens around the hospital on dust particles.
 
Cruciferi said:
The ventilation systems are especially bad. There was some research implicating dirty ductwork in spreading pathogens around the hospital on dust particles.
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Legionnaires disease outbreak clusters immediately comes to mind…
 
My folks had their home ductwork cleaned twice. My grandfather had his cleaned once. Goodness, the amount of debris removed was astounding. Over 50 years of dirt, dust, and hair 🤢
 
ATraveller said:
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Welshrabbit:
I always use Purell after the sign of the peace.
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Frankly, everyone should disinfect their hands with the correct amount a minute or more before and then after again.
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Why not just give up the hand-shaking?
We need a universal signal in the Church that says “Peace but I can’t shake hands”.
 
Fist bump followed by a polite “Peace be with you,” perhaps?

I’m all about it!
 
Thank you. I put my question in the social justice form to discuss the MORAL aspect of whether a family should be informed of the risk in entering the residence of a person with a confirmed MRSA infection – as suggested by an NIH study article which I have cited in a previous post.

My question was not seeking medical advice or scientific advice. I already knew the technical answers of the NIH and CDC about the matter. That side-subject about disinfection arose from one of the respondents, not as the intent of my original post. Yes, one of the respondents became defensive about hospital lab procedures which was way off topic – a gutter ball, so to speak.
 
Jen95 said:
Why not just give up the hand-shaking?
We need a universal signal in the Church that says “Peace but I can’t shake hands”.
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Honestly, sometimes I wave a Kleenex a little bit with my hand and say peace be with you.
 
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