Re: Medical Big Branes - MRSA

TimV <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:C586AFC5.7BF6%nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxx:

On 1/4/09 5:37 PM, in article
knh2m4pvnuoe8722kq1mh9u1go2euc8nnl@xxxxxxx, "David V. Loewe, Jr"
<daveloewe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

According to the hospital, I yam a carrier [1]. What are the risks?

[1] The recent hospital stay was not *caused* by this. Apparently
they screened me last year and I came up positive. This visit was
the first time they put contact precautions into effect. It weirded
me out.

About 5-10% are carriers these days so don't fret it.

At our hospitals, the MRSA rates run upwards of 65-70% of staph
isolates.

What it will basically mean for David is that he'll get a private room
from now on.

MH

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