I got Community Associated MRSA, y’all

by Christian Grantham - 5:47 pm December 29, 2007

Heather is going to die when she finds out her desk at work may have the cooties. I used her desk all week while she was gone. Heather uses those sanitizing gells and keeps her space clean to protect herself from cooties, so… yeah. I called in to warn the office that they should wipe down her desk before letting anyone use it after the doctor told me last night that I have community associated MRSA on my left forearm. See for yourself.

Staph and MRSA can also cause illness in persons outside of hospitals and healthcare facilities. MRSA infections that are acquired by persons who have not been recently (within the past year) hospitalized or had a medical procedure (such as dialysis, surgery, catheters) are know as CA-MRSA infections. Staph or MRSA infections in the community are usually manifested as skin infections, such as pimples and boils, and occur in otherwise healthy people.
[Community-Associated MRSA Information for the Public - CDC]

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1. Comment by Rob — December 29, 2007 @ 7:11 pm

   When you lie down with community associations, you get up with fleas.

   
   
   

2. Comment by newscoma — December 30, 2007 @ 12:52 pm

   After a staph outbreak at the local elementary school, I heard a kid (kindergarten age) yell at another kid:
   “You got the staph.”

   I cracked up.

   Hope you get to feeling better.

   
   
   

3. Comment by George Blair — December 30, 2007 @ 10:02 pm

   There is new technology out that will kill the MRSA staph as well as other bateria, virus and fungi on the hard surfaces of your house, office or work place. Besides good hygine making sure that your environment is clean is critical to staying healthy. Check out the information on www.airzone2.blogspot.com or www.airzonetoo.blogspot.com a part of the Healthier Living blog spots.

   
   
   

4. Comment by Christian — December 31, 2007 @ 6:45 am

   Thanks. I guess I didn’t ask enough of the emergency care physician, but I’ll see my primary care today. Everything I see online scares me to death although I feel fine and it looks like the wound is getting better. It never abcessed, but I’m not sure if that’s good or bad. I’m on Bactrim DS.

   
   
   

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