Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Barbie, I know when I worked in PICU we had a 2 yo with no source of infection that came in with a septic arthritis in his hip....It was MRSA... I'm with you in that many people are really pooh poohing MRSA....Some facilities don't even isolate for it...Others don't have visitors gown, etc....That is why I'm looking so hard to get out of the situation that I am in. I do think for most people it isn't an issue, but for our kids...who knows???? typically has more trouble with viruses...so should I worry....but then when you think of this fall and he had pseudomonas folliculitis from ?hot tub at my parents....and none of us had any lesions, it does make you worry and makes you realize that we just don't know when and where our kids are going to come into contact with something that they can't handle. I personally think there is way more MRSA out there then is realized. I think many people are colonized and have no symptoms....especially in your more crowded areas...IE large metropolitan areas, reservations, etc.... There was just an article here in our newspaper about alcohol hand sanitizers in schools. I think some schools are being a little more proactive, but others aren't. I agree with you that there is alot more CA MRSA and that it is not just a nosocomial infection any more.....Could it be that these CA MRSA are somehow mildly immune compromised???? Maybe that is the answer. Maybe, as the IDF says, for every 1 pt with an immune deficiency, there are 5 more out there???? I think that is a thought worth pursuing....but many people think they need to live with the illnesses... The CA (community acquired) MRSA concerns me as well...but then there are all kinds of bugs out there. We can't live in fear either. I try to just do the best we can. Hope that helps. I'm home today and go to nights tomorrow, so feel free to call if you want. It's -15 here today and supposed to drop to -25....and the wind is blowing....I don't really feel like venturing out, but will probably have to run to the groc store for milk and such. Gotta love ND winters. BTW, job interview went well...I should hear on Tues...but they already called for my references while I was interviewing, so hopefully the pay will be okay and then I can be done with the hospital. S---herpes & low NK , I see in the old messages that you have dealt with both the low nk cells and positive herpes. Our dd (5 yo) has struggled all her life with health issues and finally in July 2007 was dxed with a mild immune defiency by her ped (but we don't know what kind specifically) . He put her on acyclovir, paxil and kept on with the zyrtec, prevacid, periactin. Then in October, he added Diflucan. She saw him again yesterday and had come back with a positive herpes virus 6. Her IgG is a low normal but all IgG subclasses came back normal. She definately battles fungal and yeast problems as well as food allergies, migraines, reflux, sensory integration, skin rashes, diahrrea, you get the idea. What have you found with the connections to herpes and low NK to immune disorders? Thanks. Rita and Mollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I hope the job works out for you. The thing that worries me about MRSA is that it is everywhere and it is the healthy kids that seem to be getting it. They are saying that atleast half the cases that are coming into the ER are MRSA now. That number has gone up 4x since they identified the problem. I think the bigger problem is that they have not been able to keep up with Antibiotics that will kill it. My son is allergic to 4 classes of antibiotics so we are on a slippery slope if he gets a bad infection. We have been very fortunate that he has done very well with his Ig replacement that he has been on for 9 of his 12 years. He is sick of it but really has come a long way in understanding why he needs it. I know when we were at the same Dog visit this week with the Immuno she said to put Batriban on any little sore to prevent the MRSA. So that is what we are doing. As well as he wipes down his desk as he sits down when they change classes. So far so good. BARBIE S---herpes & low NK , I see in the old messages that you have dealt with both the low nk cells and positive herpes. Our dd (5 yo) has struggled all her life with health issues and finally in July 2007 was dxed with a mild immune defiency by her ped (but we don't know what kind specifically) . He put her on acyclovir, paxil and kept on with the zyrtec, prevacid, periactin. Then in October, he added Diflucan. She saw him again yesterday and had come back with a positive herpes virus 6. Her IgG is a low normal but all IgG subclasses came back normal. She definately battles fungal and yeast problems as well as food allergies, migraines, reflux, sensory integration, skin rashes, diahrrea, you get the idea. What have you found with the connections to herpes and low NK to immune disorders? Thanks. Rita and Mollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I think that is a good plan for him....I use Bactroban on as well. I wish we really knew what his immune deficiency is, and what the plan is....IG replacement is working pretty good for us, but we've seen some different stuff lately that is making me alittle concerned as well, but not sick enough to go in. Have a good weekend. I start 5 12 hour nights tonight....UGH> S---herpes & low NK , I see in the old messages that you have dealt with both the low nk cells and positive herpes. Our dd (5 yo) has struggled all her life with health issues and finally in July 2007 was dxed with a mild immune defiency by her ped (but we don't know what kind specifically) . He put her on acyclovir, paxil and kept on with the zyrtec, prevacid, periactin. Then in October, he added Diflucan. She saw him again yesterday and had come back with a positive herpes virus 6. Her IgG is a low normal but all IgG subclasses came back normal. She definately battles fungal and yeast problems as well as food allergies, migraines, reflux, sensory integration, skin rashes, diahrrea, you get the idea. What have you found with the connections to herpes and low NK to immune disorders? Thanks. Rita and Mollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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