Re: Re: Systemic Fungal Infections vs MSRA, who treats, should I do something else?

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How do I know the difference between my MSRA

status vs a systemic fungal or viral infection???

I am MSRA positive consistently in every culture

taken for past 4 years including c-sec incision,

numerous central lines and other incisions for

example to repair a pneumothorax and in nasal,

eye, and respiratory cultures. I am resistant to

most every antibiotic now. At this moment, I am

now starting my 7th week on Bactrobahn nasal

irrigation to clear some of this.

At my last hospitalization due to gram negative

staph and other infection of my inborne catheter

removed during my hospital stay, I was given

vancomycin for 5 days. I still test gram negative

and doctors simply don't care. I will spike a

fever of 102-103 every 2 weeks or so, start

coughing up putrid color stuff and then fever dies

down and I at least on the surface appear to be

better. Infectious disease docs seem unconcerned

except to label my room when I am hospitalized due

to exacerbations of diagnosed multiple sclerosis

and so forth.

I saw your post and I am allergic to penicillin

not to mention my staph cultures demonstrate being

resistant to penicillin, methicillin and others. I

am also diagnosed with fibromyalgia and an unusual

autoimmune disorder known as Behcet's which is

believed to have turned into Neuro-Behcet's along

with the progressive relapsing form of Multiple

Sclerosis. I believe this all stems from viral and

inflammatory problems which began in my childhood.

I assume I acquired the MRSA during my c-section

in 2001 but I do not known exactly. It was not

mentioned until that time.

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[Guest guest]

My MSRA cultures were done on nasal specimen,

respiratory specimen, cultures of 5 different

infected inborne IV catheter site, incision from

hole made to repair a pneumothorax caused by

another IV catheter installation, my c-sec

incision, and culture of my eye....I have been

using alternative and complementary medicine,

nutritional support, followed a diet avoiding

foods that I am IgG and IgE allergic to (so the

list of foods I can eat is so limited).....Gut

testing showed very low motility but no Candida,

no nothing although just had OAT and amino acid

testing that I am trying to interpret while I wait

for doc appt to review it in a few weeks.

regarding

> , MSRA is a resistent bacterial infection,

as opposed to a

> fungal infection.

> , was your culture done on nasal specimon?

yes and it was positive for staph and resistant to

every antibiotic they tested for and some question

about whether vancomycin could be used as only

alternative.

My cultures were all positive for staph and no one

will test for fungus. Also positive for very

elevated titers for varicella chicken pox virus

and have numerous bouts of shingles. All

complicated by my continued marching progression

of MS.

Can't get anyone to culture for systemic fungal

infection which is part of my problem. All

candida get testing has been normal....

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> > How do I know the difference between my MSRA

> > status vs a systemic fungal or viral

infection???

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[Guest guest]

Yes duh. I do it every time . Sorry methicillin

resistant staph aureaus..MRSA..

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Subject: Re: [] Re: Systemic Fungal

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something else?

I BELIEVE YOU MEAN MRSA?

VICTORIA

RE: [] Re: Systemic Fungal

Infections vs MSRA, who

treats, should I do something else?

> My MSRA cultures were done on nasal specimen,

> respiratory specimen, cultures of 5 different

> infected inborne IV catheter site, incision from

> hole made to repair a pneumothorax caused by

> another IV catheter installation, my c-sec

> incision, and culture of my eye....I have been

> using alternative and complementary medicine,

> nutritional support, followed a diet avoiding

> foods that I am IgG and IgE allergic to (so the

> list of foods I can eat is so limited).....Gut

> testing showed very low motility but no Candida,

> no nothing although just had OAT and amino acid

> testing that I am trying to interpret while I

wait

> for doc appt to review it in a few weeks.

>

> regarding

>> , MSRA is a resistent bacterial infection,

> as opposed to a

>> fungal infection.

>> , was your culture done on nasal specimon?

>

> yes and it was positive for staph and resistant

to

> every antibiotic they tested for and some

question

> about whether vancomycin could be used as only

> alternative.

> My cultures were all positive for staph and no

one

> will test for fungus. Also positive for very

> elevated titers for varicella chicken pox virus

> and have numerous bouts of shingles. All

> complicated by my continued marching progression

> of MS.

>

> Can't get anyone to culture for systemic fungal

> infection which is part of my problem. All

> candida get testing has been normal....

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>> > How do I know the difference between my MSRA

>> > status vs a systemic fungal or viral

> infection???

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[Guest guest]

I BELIEVE YOU MEAN MRSA?

VICTORIA

RE: [] Re: Systemic Fungal Infections vs MSRA, who

treats, should I do something else?

> My MSRA cultures were done on nasal specimen,

> respiratory specimen, cultures of 5 different

> infected inborne IV catheter site, incision from

> hole made to repair a pneumothorax caused by

> another IV catheter installation, my c-sec

> incision, and culture of my eye....I have been

> using alternative and complementary medicine,

> nutritional support, followed a diet avoiding

> foods that I am IgG and IgE allergic to (so the

> list of foods I can eat is so limited).....Gut

> testing showed very low motility but no Candida,

> no nothing although just had OAT and amino acid

> testing that I am trying to interpret while I wait

> for doc appt to review it in a few weeks.

>

> regarding

>> , MSRA is a resistent bacterial infection,

> as opposed to a

>> fungal infection.

>> , was your culture done on nasal specimon?

>

> yes and it was positive for staph and resistant to

> every antibiotic they tested for and some question

> about whether vancomycin could be used as only

> alternative.

> My cultures were all positive for staph and no one

> will test for fungus. Also positive for very

> elevated titers for varicella chicken pox virus

> and have numerous bouts of shingles. All

> complicated by my continued marching progression

> of MS.

>

> Can't get anyone to culture for systemic fungal

> infection which is part of my problem. All

> candida get testing has been normal....

>>

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>> > How do I know the difference between my MSRA

>> > status vs a systemic fungal or viral

> infection???

>> >

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[Guest guest]

LOL--ITS OK, BUT I WANTED OTHERS TO KNOW WHAT YOU MEANT.

V.

RE: [] Re: Systemic Fungal

Infections vs MSRA, who

treats, should I do something else?

> My MSRA cultures were done on nasal specimen,

> respiratory specimen, cultures of 5 different

> infected inborne IV catheter site, incision from

> hole made to repair a pneumothorax caused by

> another IV catheter installation, my c-sec

> incision, and culture of my eye....I have been

> using alternative and complementary medicine,

> nutritional support, followed a diet avoiding

> foods that I am IgG and IgE allergic to (so the

> list of foods I can eat is so limited).....Gut

> testing showed very low motility but no Candida,

> no nothing although just had OAT and amino acid

> testing that I am trying to interpret while I

wait

> for doc appt to review it in a few weeks.

>

> regarding

>> , MSRA is a resistent bacterial infection,

> as opposed to a

>> fungal infection.

>> , was your culture done on nasal specimon?

>

> yes and it was positive for staph and resistant

to

> every antibiotic they tested for and some

question

> about whether vancomycin could be used as only

> alternative.

> My cultures were all positive for staph and no

one

> will test for fungus. Also positive for very

> elevated titers for varicella chicken pox virus

> and have numerous bouts of shingles. All

> complicated by my continued marching progression

> of MS.

>

> Can't get anyone to culture for systemic fungal

> infection which is part of my problem. All

> candida get testing has been normal....

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>> > How do I know the difference between my MSRA

>> > status vs a systemic fungal or viral

> infection???

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