Does mrsa live in everyone ( does everyone carry mrsa in their bodies)

candace0707178287 over a year ago

I want to know if mrsa is carried in everyone's bodies. I was told everyone carries mrsa but its dormant. I don't really believe that so i wanted to know if it was true or not.

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medic-dan109453 over a year ago

Yes and no. Bacteria is on everyone's bodies. The particular strain you're referring to is called staphylococcus aureus. Not all, but a particular strain of staphylococcus aureus is methicillin resistant. That would be the MRSA.

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sherilyn45561 over a year ago

Hello there,

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA how you called it is a bacterium which is responsible for several difficult to treat infections in humans. Basicaly MRSA is any strain of Staphylococcus aureus (bacterium) that has evolved resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics. Beta-lactam antibiotics include the penicillins such as methicillin, dicloxacillin, nafcillin, oxacillin and the cephalosporins.

Staphylococcus aureus most commonly affects the nostrils but the rest of the respiratory tract, open wounds, intravenous catheters and the urinary tract are also potential sites for this infection.

Healthy people may carry MRSA asymptomatically for a few weeks but even for years. Patients with weaker immune systems are at greater risk of symptomatic secondary infection than people who have strong immune system. I hope this helps.

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Guest over a year ago

My granddaughter contacted it from a nose surgery -Antibiotics for 4.5 months then they screaped it and antibiotics for the next 6 months. Shows clear now will it return ?

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Guest over a year ago

I'm sorry to hear that. I am currently giving myself IV injection in morning and night for 6 weeks. I was hit by a car last year while on a bike. Broken tibia, femur, wrist, pelvis. Just last week I noticed just under my right knee, the injured leg, it started swelling up. I thought, spider bite. Waited a few days, started hurting bad and could hardly walk. Went to the VAMC in Indy. Two screws from hardware in my leg were loose and cause infection. MRSA.
I your grand daughter gets well. Peace.

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Guest over a year ago

No not really. Can you give more information on it.

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Guest over a year ago

My sister is an LPN an she said that we all carry MERSA AND CANCER CELLS and my system was run down, so when I let someone who I didn't know who I let live with me had MERSA and I caught it by breathing it. I ended up in the hospital BC I was on Oxycodone 30mg and caught MERSA nasally and an accidental overdose but thank God I'm still alive.

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Guest over a year ago

No,it doesn't help

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Guest over a year ago

Of course it can come back!!! If you have the flu or something like that that lowers your immune system MRSA has no problem coming back with a vengeance

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Guest over a year ago

No not everyone carries MRSA.
However healthy people and especially High rates of healthcare workers can carry it, without symptoms, typically in their noses. Once a person has been infected they can have their skin and up in their nose tested to make sure it's gone after the antibiotics.

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Guest over a year ago

I was told the same thing that it lies dormant in everyones body) by a physician.

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Guest over a year ago

MERSA is a mild CoVid virus which is not what I believe you speak of. MRSA, methalene (sp) resident staph is a staph infection that is immune to most antibiotics. After they cut the bone out of my foot I am now undergoing 6 weeks of IV Vancomycin which is painful like chemo. It can eat you alive in a few days if you don't finish the surgery & the antibiotics. You will have to fight for the 6 weeks of IV treatment because hospitals want you out the door ,ASAP. CoVid has destroyed the formerly decent American Medical System. Two more weeks and I'll be done with the Vanko.

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Guest over a year ago

The vancomycin only fixes the infection you may still carry MRSA.
I’m currently doing a MRSA eradication or decolonisation as some call it. After 9 months of constant infections for myself and my children we need it gone!
The doctor prescribed a surgical soap we have to use everyday and nasal ointment to be used 3 times a day for 7 days and hopefully that will get rid of the little buggers!

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