Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Staphylococcus aureus is the bacteria responsible for what we commonly refer to as a staph infection. They are extremely common, but they are also developing antibiotic resistance at an alarming rate. Let's take a look at these now.

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[Fourleaf]

Back in 2000, I had a big road traffic accident in Brunei, causing me to get injured the worst...the blow by the car was done on my head, which led me to a brain haemorrhage....I also got a surgery and have a shunt in was in coma for 3 the MRSA in all say it is a miracle that I've

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Proper hygiene and not overusing antibiotics? What a concept.

I'm highly allergic to penicillin and it's cousins. As for staph infections, well, the last two that I have had I managed to treat on my own without the use of antibiotics or a visit to a doctor. One somehow randomly appeared on my upper back/shoulder area. I just monitored it myself, kept it super clean, and continually applied a hot compress until my body had killed off the infection and pushed it out through an abscess. The other was years before when I was being a dipshit junkie loser. A vein blew out on the top of my forearm and I ended up with an infection just under the skin. I kept an eye on the redness/swelling and within a few days the spread had reversed. Again my body pushed it all into an abscess and out through the skin. That one left an exposed cavity about the diamerer of a nickel and just over a centimeter deep. I rinsed it with peroxide and saline solution and packed it with gauze before covering it with a fresh bandage each morning. I refuse to take antibiotics unless absolutely neccessary, as I don't like the thought of contributing to antibiotic resistance. They should be reserved for serious, life threatening situations only. I will absolutely go to a doctor if I need to, but if it can be handled on its own, I will save the appointment for someone else. Anyway yeah, this self-isolation is causing me write novels in the YouTube comments section, apparently.

[ofthehappyplace]

MRSA almost killed me, I have a mechanical mitral valve now no thanks to those little critters.

[EMed]

Great video! One correction. There is one subset of beta lactams that can cover for MRSA which is the 5th generation cephalosporin Cefraroline.

[jbbradford]

Unfortunately I am all too familiar with CA-MRSA. Currently dealing with a recurrent infection and this time every time I finish a round of antibiotics by the 3rd day without antibiotics the abcess comes back again in the same spot or same area. Within 24 hours it goes from a tiny bump to almost the size of a grape. I have had 1 I&D done with this recurrent infection. I am going back to the emergency room tomorrow for another I&D and I guess more antibiotics. My new family doctor made a mistake and gave me Keflex when I told her about the first bump 6 weeks ago. I took that for 10 days and the abcess grew larger and more painful the whole time. Then I went to the ER and had an I&D done and took 7 days of Clindamycin. Then 3 days later a second abcess appeared a half inch away from the first one. It grew faster and even made the recently drained abcess start to grow again as well. Went back to the ER and they did not I&D this time. They checked my labs via blood draw and gave me 10 days of Bactrim DS. Now 5 days after stopping that the second abcess is growing rapidly. Since last night it went from nothing to the size of a small marble today. I'm starting to get scared. Your expert advice or recommendations would be appreciated. Little backstory I had Recurrent CA-MRSA in 2010. I became Septic the first time and had my entire armpit cut out. Literally you could fit a tennis ball in the hole that was there. It recurred 3 times that month and I had 3 smaller chunks of my body removed. After my final discharge from the hospital I took Zyvox for 2 weeks and haven't had any other MRSA infection until this year. I am hoping I don't have to have surgery again and have a gaping hole in my groin. This outbreak is located on my inner right thigh about 2 inches from where my leg connects to my body.

[Sourpusscandy]

Got it at the hospital, nearly killed my buddy’s dad. Got in his ear and brain.

[anushasharmasri]

How many days useing this vancomycin injection

[Coastersandwater]

I got this, and it was odd, it went from a pimple to not being able to walk in 3 days, then now I can walk and am going to baseball practice less then 48 hours later, I got a very strong medication though, I have to take 3 doses so powerful they make my stomach hurt a day

[rachelarce]

I have a cousin who has MRSA and is constantly battling with infections. My understanding is that MRSA is a bacterial infection, if so how come it reoccurring like a virus?

[MKUltraTutorials]

When you get a chance I'll live to see a video dedicated on Adrenochrome.

[Yo-yo-dtze]

Well what can I do because I suffer from infections that keeps coming back I had staph infections over the past 5 yrs my immune system is weakened and immunocompromised I never had so many infections In my life until I lived in a house with mold for 5 yrs the infections got worse I have been taking antibiotics for different infections and also had SEPSIS so what can I do my body is resistant to antibiotics and if I don’t take none to get rid of the infection I will get sepsis again and die smh I will have to bring this up to my dr next month because I’m always sick when I was healthy to begin with and sometimes I don’t even know I have an infection until it’s too late I had a boil about the size of a dime grow larger and because of the location drs wouldn’t drain and put me on 2 rounds of antibiotics but it still comes back I practice good hygiene washing my hands etc atp I need to be put in a bubble

[ImJestFaiq]

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[larryquick]

I had it sens last years. 4 mounth sens. I ate it for 2 mounth.

[nirmaldas]

Sir Mene semen culture karwaya tha report me Methicilin Sensitive staph epidermidis has been isolated yeh dikha rha hai, iske liye kounsa antibiotics lena padega plz help me sir,

[chemputer]

I've had VRSA and MRSA pneumonia, and nearly died many times. Not fun!

[mildredaliciamcdaniels]

I was told I have cellulitis on my leg5 sores in a circle had ganGreen how can someone get help with no money