MRSA Notes

I have just heard that the reason for the death of Anna Nicole Smith (which is to be announced officially on Monday morning), is a Staphylococcus aureus infection in her bloodstream (septicemia), along with a drug overdose. You may remember that her former stepson, Pierce Marshall, who Anna Nicole was in a bitter court battle [...]

If you are in central Florida and are the victim of a nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infection (doesn’t have to necessarily be MRSA), someone is looking for a spokesperson. If you will email me at christina@b5media.com, or leave a comment if you are interested, I will get you in touch with the right person. Awareness, Florida, HA [...]

These are just a few general MRSA informational links that have popped up across the web over the last week – basic MRSA knowledge – worth a look: MRSA Infections Becoming Resistant (US – Los Angeles) MRSA Cases on the Increase (UK) Infection Adapts to Human Resistance (US – Indiana) California, Education, Indiana, MRSA, MRSA [...]

Mike, The Mad Biologist , recently attended a Network on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus meeting, and came out with some new statistics that you will want to see. Here are a couple of highlights, be sure and read the whole story at Mike’s blog: 43% of all skin infections in the U.S. are the [...]

We have a new story posted on MRSA Resources, this is the story of Rhoda’s experience with MRSA in her daughter, who was battling addiction, Graves Disease and Fibromyalgia at the time she caught MRSA. Hi. My name is Rhoda and I am the mother of three beautiful daughters and five granddaughters and one grandson. [...]

A reader at MRSA Resources left this poem in the comments: I’ve never tried so hard to speak and found myself yet unheard Look out or you’ll die!! You’d think they’d stop at that word Die. Dead. Decaesed. Kaput. With man’s fear of mortality, he should think something afoot. Surely someone alive besides me Feels [...]

You never think you are going to be in an emergency – we all know we should be prepared, but are you? During the nightmare that was Hurricane Katrina a couple of years ago, we had all manners of people having to walk for their lives chest deep in filthy bacteria-laden waters. What if this [...]

Another personal story from our forum – so many of these are just the same. If any of this rings a bell, and you haven’t been properly diagnosed, please find another doctor. And please feel free to join us in the MRSA Forum. Image from UC-SF. It all started about 3 years ago, I started [...]

The Washington Times begins its article about HA-MRSA awareness with a bang: The family thought about suing the hospital, but Maureen Daly said it was not possible because infection was listed as a risk that the family accepted in authorizing Mrs. Daly’s surgery. It is a common predicament faced by those contemplating litigation. The Hospital [...]

This is a good basic video about the basics of MRSA and more importantly, the basics of prevention. Pay special attention to the examples of the types of wounds that you should always keep your eye out for on yourself and your children. Knowledge is your friend when dealing with MRSA, it can buy you [...]