MRSA Support Group
Staph infections are infections caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus. They include skin infections, pneumonia, blood poisoning, toxic shock syndrome, and food poisoning. Infection can happen through contact, especially if you have open wounds. Most infections are treatable with antibiotics. If you have been infected with staph, join the group for support and advice.
This illness makes a fool of me with family, friends, and physcians. I get folticulitus, even male yeast infections, red bumps scattered on my body...all of my cultures come out MRSA negative, yet I continue with various skin ailments... My doctor's believe the amount of bactrim and various cycline antibotics taken off anf on the past 15 months have caused these skin irritations, in addition to overuse of hibiclens, which I don ot doubt, but I believe my CA-MRSA variety stil exists...I recently had a culture done on one of my folticulitus outbreaks, I pray that the culture is negative, but evn if it is negative, I still believe that once you aquire MRSA, you never can fully be free of it...people just believe I am healthy as ahorse and simply paranoid..do any of you on here with MRSA, particuarly CA-MRSA type experience similar events?
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I can't believe how you and my husband are identical in your health issues. Except he has never had any more cultures since his last boil last April. He did take Zyvox in late June when the rash and pimples were getting bothersome. But it has been 3 months since and he still has jock itch, pimples, rash. It gets better, than worse. I too think it is mrsa related. But he can tolerate it as long as no boils errupt.
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Amy, your husband, what is his age and race? I am 41 and Caucasian...just curious..we must have the same strain of CA-MRSA, or had, hopefully...I do notice itchy eyes recently, similar tohim, but it is seasonal allergy season here in the NE. Does his teeth ever troble hi, my wisdom tooth hasn't been so wise lately...I have not experienced jock itch in months, but now it's yeast infections...has he experienced any of that and/or folticulitus...many cases, it is not MRSA related, the jock itch etc...but a long term side effects of beign on several differebnt antibotics, for extended and concentrated periods of time.
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My husband is caucasian age 73 (yes old) He has no teeth problems..........yet anyways. Not really folliclitis, just rashes. Yes, I believe his problems are from the use of antibiotics. Due to his age, his immune system is probably not great. He decided to quit with the hibiclens for awhile. He was just using it maybe once a week. He now has Triamcinolone Acetonide Ointment for the rashes.
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Yes, age is a huge factor..beign over 65 is a problem with MRSA...the reduction of our immune syatems are signifigant after 65 onward...I was utilizing hibiclens , twice daily for many mamny months...I ceased it recently..and my skin is looking better....hibiclens can cause skin irritations, rashes and pimples too...the key here is, not all skin irritations, what ever they might be are not always attributed to MRSA. But more often than not, they are attributed to hibiclens, and other natural and/or holistic medications/soaps/ointments...tree tea oil makes many peopl'e skin swell up nd causes signifigant rashes to occur...even raw garlic can cause skin problems, besides related stomic ailments...sometimes these "cures" are worse than the causes....I hope your husband is finallly MRSA free....
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