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Posted: 1/31/2011 7:06:30 PM EST
So this guy I work with has MRSA on his neck. Was riding around in a car with him for 2 days. Should I be worried? He used a lot of sanitizer.
 



He is on antibiotics and has a big open wound on his neck. He keeps it covered with a big bandage and medical tape per his doctors instructions.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:09:36 PM EST
[#1]
Dibs!
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:10:14 PM EST
[#2]




Quoted:

Dibs!


damn, i was beat.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:10:16 PM EST
[#3]
You'll be fine.  

Statistically, 1/3 of the people you interact with every day are staph carriers.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:10:33 PM EST
[#4]
unless you have open wounds or  touched your mucus membranes after you  touched his wounds/seepage   or are some how immune compromised I wouldn't worry about it



hell ya probably have it in your sinuses or on you skin long before ya found out about this guy anyway


 
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:10:34 PM EST
[#5]
Wow.

Just for shiggles what kind of car was it?
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:10:37 PM EST
[#6]
As long as you two didn't cuddle you should be ok.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:12:20 PM EST
[#7]
Quoted:
You'll be fine.  

Statistically, 1/3 of the people you interact with every day are staph carriers.


Garden variety Staph aureus != MRSA
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:12:21 PM EST
[#8]
im too lazy to look up the stats of how much of the population has MRSA in their nasal cavity. another study showed the majority had it in their shower. do you have any open wounds? do you have any kind of compromised immune system?

if yes does he wash his hands very well after changing the bandage?

if no i would be worried.

otherwise i wouldnt be very concerned.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:12:48 PM EST
[#9]
This thread will get locked, they are working on the magazine issue for the E4. Wait,.... n/m








Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:13:00 PM EST
[#10]
Jeez guys, it's not the plague.   Wash your hands, don't worry about it.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:14:33 PM EST
[#11]





Quoted:



Wow.





Just for shiggles what kind of car was it?



Expedition.


 



He has been using a lot of sanitizer. He did touch some of my stuff.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:14:53 PM EST
[#12]
Quoted:
Quoted:
You'll be fine.  

Statistically, 1/3 of the people you interact with every day are staph carriers.


Garden variety Staph aureus != MRSA


MRSA is still very common.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:15:53 PM EST
[#13]
sanitary wash your stuff and everything it came in contact with. Scrub up with some betadine and give it some soak time.  Bactrim (combo antibiotic) works nice. Cipro doesn't do shit.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:16:43 PM EST
[#14]
Quoted:
Quoted:
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You'll be fine.  

Statistically, 1/3 of the people you interact with every day are staph carriers.


Garden variety Staph aureus != MRSA


MRSA is still very common.


VRSA is getting more common also. yay.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:17:30 PM EST
[#15]
Played my IPOD on the stereo. Handed me a bottle of water.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:20:23 PM EST
[#16]




Quoted:

This thread will get locked, they are working on the magazine issue for the E4. Wait,.... n/m









That's question one for the arfcom word scramble.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:23:34 PM EST
[#17]
You'll be fine.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:23:49 PM EST
[#18]





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MRSA is still very common.



remember when the NFL had a little out break





http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1853828,00.html








 
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:26:31 PM EST
[#19]




Quoted:



Quoted:



Quoted:

You'll be fine.



Statistically, 1/3 of the people you interact with every day are staph carriers.




Garden variety Staph aureus != MRSA




MRSA is still very common.


In the jail and prison system it is. My cousin went to jail for a couple months and got MRSA.

Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:27:31 PM EST
[#20]
He probably touched the open wound and then touched all the surfaces he thought you might touch. Probably. After touching his winkydinky hole as a bonus first.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:31:54 PM EST
[#21]


From here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methicillin-resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus



That is one nasty infection, sorry dude!!!




Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:50:14 PM EST
[#22]
It's as dangerous as SARS, bird flu and swine flu.  You'll probably be dead within a week.  I saw it on the news.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 7:58:28 PM EST
[#23]
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It's as dangerous as SARS, bird flu and swine flu.  You'll probably be dead within a week.  I saw it on the news.


to be fair to the news, it is much worse than sars/birdflu/swineflu depending on where it is. staph of the genitals (manscaping accident) could very well end in removal of ur best friend.

Link Posted: 1/31/2011 8:03:42 PM EST
[#24]
Just wait until it goes AIRBORNE

Link Posted: 1/31/2011 8:07:07 PM EST
[#25]
Let's "weaponize" it.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 8:09:52 PM EST
[#26]



Quoted:



Quoted:

It's as dangerous as SARS, bird flu and swine flu.  You'll probably be dead within a week.  I saw it on the news.




to be fair to the news, it is much worse than sars/birdflu/swineflu depending on where it is. staph of the genitals (manscaping accident) could very well end in removal of ur best friend.



Darwin wins again



 
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 8:15:24 PM EST
[#27]
As long as you didnt lick his neck...

or touch it, you should be fine. Just use lots of hand sanitizer around him.
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 9:00:08 PM EST
[#28]
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 9:11:46 PM EST
[#29]
Quoted:
So this guy I work with has MRSA on his neck. Was riding around in a car with him for 2 days. Should I be worried? He used a lot of sanitizer.  

He is on antibiotics and has a big open wound on his neck. He keeps it covered with a big bandage and medical tape per his doctors instructions.


I had MRSA 3 summers ago. Yes you should be worried! If he really has it, he should not be at work(makes me believe he doesn't have MRSA but another infection). MRSA's extremely contagious........EXTREMELY! And it's not on his neck, it's throughout his body, so anything he touches or breathes on is contaminated. Get yourself to med ASAP, and after you're screened, kick his fucking ass!

Link Posted: 1/31/2011 9:11:46 PM EST
[#30]



Quoted:


Dibs!


Yeah...uh, you can take his stuff. No competition here.

 
Link Posted: 1/31/2011 9:42:41 PM EST
[#31]
Quoted:
Quoted:
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You'll be fine.  

Statistically, 1/3 of the people you interact with every day are staph carriers.


Garden variety Staph aureus != MRSA


MRSA is still very common.


There's garden variety MRSA and then there's the highly pathogenic, flesh eating kind.
Link Posted: 2/1/2011 3:16:23 PM EST
[#32]
No, he has it for sure. He went to the ER after I told him he should get that huge knot on his neck checked out.






They screened it for MRSA and it came back positive. The ER lanced it and it is draining. He has a big bandage over it and is on some strong drugs.







Doctor didn't tell him to not come to work. So he's been at work everyday. I have been washing my hands like crazy, but we all work in a small office.







The guy has a hole in his neck.

 
Link Posted: 2/1/2011 4:40:33 PM EST
[#33]
Hibicleanse (sp) a few times a week will be his friend, might be yours for peace of mind but don't over do it.
Link Posted: 2/1/2011 4:53:20 PM EST
[#34]
Fire     Just burn it all
Link Posted: 2/1/2011 4:53:48 PM EST
[#35]
Quoted:
You'll be fine.  

Statistically, 1/3 of the people you interact with every day are staph carriers.


That's why I always try to keep my daily human interaction down to a 2 person maximum.
Link Posted: 2/1/2011 4:56:43 PM EST
[#36]
I've had dozens of patients with MRSA.

I wouldn't be too worried.
Link Posted: 2/1/2011 4:59:41 PM EST
[#37]
You'll be fine, don't worry about it.




Some of the responses here...
Link Posted: 2/1/2011 5:10:16 PM EST
[#38]
Staph is every where.
Don't worry so much about HIS.
You need to make sure your personal hygiene is kept up.
My husband got MRSA post op  I have seen gaping chest wounds and limbs hanging by a tendon. But I have never
seen such a horrendous and aggressive infection like this.
I literally burned sheets, pillows, shirts and anything that came in contact with the wound. The shower, tub sinks ( usually touch points got a peroxide bath after antibacterial wash was used)
This isn't the usual but his wound was significant and the dressings did not contain all the bio hazard fluids.
No one else was affected. He has been on IV antibiotics since 12/22/2010.
Link Posted: 2/1/2011 5:12:05 PM EST
[#39]
I eat MRSA and VRE for breakfast....


No worries.
Link Posted: 2/1/2011 5:17:01 PM EST
[#40]
Quoted:

From here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methicillin-resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus

That is one nasty infection, sorry dude!!!



Quoted:
I eat MRSA and VRE for breakfast....


No worries.


The picture makes me hungry too...





















Link Posted: 2/1/2011 5:36:53 PM EST
[#41]
I believe that 1/3 number IS for MRSA - everyone carries staph on their skin.
Link Posted: 2/1/2011 9:05:07 PM EST
[#42]
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It's as dangerous as SARS, bird flu and swine flu.  You'll probably be dead within a week.  I saw it on the news.


to be fair to the news, it is much worse than sars/birdflu/swineflu depending on where it is. staph of the genitals (manscaping accident) could very well end in removal of ur best friend.



Didn't that happen to an ARFCOMer a few years back? He got a boil or something on his sack and it got all nasty so he went to the hospital and they asked if he had written a will.....

Serious stuff...
Link Posted: 2/2/2011 2:12:01 AM EST
[#43]
Quoted:
I believe that 1/3 number IS for MRSA - everyone carries staph on their skin.


~30% of people's noses are colonized with staph a.
MRSA numbers I've seen are something like 1-5%.

Either way, the numbers are high enough to assume you're being exposed to it on a regular basis. Personal hygiene is the best option.
Link Posted: 2/2/2011 2:58:49 AM EST
[#44]
Quoted:
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I believe that 1/3 number IS for MRSA - everyone carries staph on their skin.


~30% of people's noses are colonized with staph a.
MRSA numbers I've seen are something like 1-5%.

Either way, the numbers are high enough to assume you're being exposed to it on a regular basis. Personal hygiene is the best option.


I still think you're low, but I can't find my source.

My understanding is that, on the skin, MRSA is harmless - whatever few cells invade are killed by our immune systems.  However, compromise the immune system or break the skin, you may have a problem.
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