Guest guest Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 My doctor tested me with the Esoterix nasal swab test and I was positive for Stapholoccocus Edipermidis. Most of the posts in found from the past were about S aureous. Did anyone have S Edipermidis, and did getting the right antibiotics help you? My number is 2+ but I don't know what the scale is, if that is high or not. Thanks Doris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 The numbers on pathogen testing like that generally go from 0 to 4+, with anything over 3 considered to be problematic. The catch here is not whether you have s. epidermis or not. The catch is whether or not the s. epidermis has developed antibiotic resistance, because in it's non-antibiotic resistant state it is benign. It only becomes toxin producing when it develops antibiotic resistance. The more antibiotics it is resistant to, the more toxic it seems to get, and Dr. Shoemaker generally does not consider it a problem unless it has developed resistance to at least two antibiotics. Since most people test positive for s. epidermis, it is generally ignored by most doctors. In order to differentiate the non-toxic benign form from the toxic form, you need to have had sensitivity testing done on it to determine if it is in fact antibiotic resistant, and to what. Without the sensitivity testing, the nasal swab test results are meaningless since s. epidermis can generally be found in most people, and most people aren't made sick by it because they have the benign form. lindaj@... Coag Negative Staph > My doctor tested me with the Esoterix nasal swab test and I was positive for > Stapholoccocus Edipermidis. Most of the posts in found from the past were > about S aureous. Did anyone have S Edipermidis, and did getting the right > antibiotics help you? My number is 2+ but I don't know what the scale is, > if that is high or not. > > Thanks > Doris > > > > This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2004 Report Share Posted January 8, 2004 Oh, that is quite interesting. Is there a website that explains this theory? Would the theory be that you can only develop resistance to antibiotics that you've taken? Mine was resistant to 3 antibiotics and not resistent to 10. Doris ----- Original Message ----- The numbers on pathogen testing like that generally go from 0 to 4+, with anything over 3 considered to be problematic. The catch here is not whether you have s. epidermis or not. The catch is whether or not the s. epidermis has developed antibiotic resistance, because in it's non-antibiotic resistant state it is benign. It only becomes toxin producing when it develops antibiotic resistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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