[dit_xi]

MRSA is ubiquitous these days. Epidemiology wise, its prevalence is 7-10% across the country. Comparing the total numbers of patients who were infected with MRSA to the mortality rate, death from MRSA is still, in fact, rare. Elderly patients die from MRSA because of their immunocompromised state but MRSA is NOT super-resistant to every antibiotics out there. MRSA requires more agressive treatment, yes, but is still very treatable. More patients die of other strains of bacteria than MRSA. I treat patients with MRSA infections every day in my practice.

[pandoraou812]

Ok then tell me how I can protect my child & myself from it. I have hep C & my 8 yr old has asthma. I keep telling her to not put her hands in her mouth & to wash her hands with soap & hot water. It scares me as it is in our schools in my area.

[tacticalogic]

What’s your opinion of replacing stainless steel surfaces in hospitals with copper or copper-bearing alloys as a means of controlling infection?