Re: STAPHORIUS (staph aureus)

[Guest guest]

Staph-aureus is a bacteria that lives everywhere. If you culture a table top

it will have staph. There are different strains and due to people OVERDOSING

themselves and kids on antibiotics over the past few decades, the bacteria

has been become resistant (some strains)

Staph can cause numerous infections.... internal and external.

One reason I ALWAYS advise parents and my patients who use steroids... is to

MAKE sure a episode is REALLY a episode and if NOT SURE, see a

doc. Especially children with throat involvement. If it turns out to be

strep or staph etc... YOU DO NOT want to administer a steroid. This may

cause a SEVERE infection.

But many staph infections will be treated and cured with broad spectrum

antibiotics. The culture and sensitivity will tell if the staph is a mutated

resistant strain. Hopefully your child will have a simple staph infection

and go away with a course of antibiotics.

I would definitely hold off on the steroid with staph....

ph had impetigo from staph on his face and into his ear a couple of

months ago. It was not a resistant staph so it was gone in 10 days!

God Bless,

Fran

Fran A Bulone

Mom to ph 5 yrs old

Waxhaw, NC

Owner & Moderator Group