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What Causes MRSA Infection?
Question: Hello
Please sorry that I disturbed you again – you will remember person with MRSA question – I was over reading you answers!
And I have one short question !
As you said about CA MRSA urine track infection !
I asked –
I know that in people can develop CA MRSA urine track infection – if gets inside my urine track when I touch my genitals with dirty hands or it id colonized my genital. Does it happen when my immunity is decreased ? And CA MRSA urine track infection need hospitalization or not ? And if treated in time bad outcome is very rare ?
And you answered
Low immunity can add to increasing the risk, yes!
Hospitalisation may not be required, but treatment will be required (can be done at home as well).
Yes.
Are you sure it could be mild form ? As I understand form literature it is classified as invasive infection, but it is rear and in people with XXXXXXX problem. Maybe you made it as mistake! Nobody knows everything
From literature -
Although relatively rare, dissemination of MRSA to the urinary tract can occur via the blood stream or can ascend from the urethral meatus. Cases such as severe pyelonephritis were documented.[54] MRSA can colonize the urinary bladder and can occasionally cause urosepsis when conditions are opportune.[5
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC0000/#CIT55
Thank you !
Please sorry that I disturbed you again – you will remember person with MRSA question – I was over reading you answers!
And I have one short question !
As you said about CA MRSA urine track infection !
I asked –
I know that in people can develop CA MRSA urine track infection – if gets inside my urine track when I touch my genitals with dirty hands or it id colonized my genital. Does it happen when my immunity is decreased ? And CA MRSA urine track infection need hospitalization or not ? And if treated in time bad outcome is very rare ?
And you answered
Low immunity can add to increasing the risk, yes!
Hospitalisation may not be required, but treatment will be required (can be done at home as well).
Yes.
Are you sure it could be mild form ? As I understand form literature it is classified as invasive infection, but it is rear and in people with XXXXXXX problem. Maybe you made it as mistake! Nobody knows everything
From literature -
Although relatively rare, dissemination of MRSA to the urinary tract can occur via the blood stream or can ascend from the urethral meatus. Cases such as severe pyelonephritis were documented.[54] MRSA can colonize the urinary bladder and can occasionally cause urosepsis when conditions are opportune.[5
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC0000/#CIT55
Thank you !
Brief Answer:
If I implied that it would be a mild infection, that would be wrong :)
Detailed Answer:
Hello once again sir.
My response could be questionable as I completely agree about not knowing everything, I am always learning :)
But please note that I have not mentioned that the infection could be of a mild form. Probably what I was implying was this:
1. Low immunity is the primary cause for MRSA, so the response to that part of your question will remain the same: Low immunity does add to an increased risk
2. Low immunity in majority of patients occurs in the lower socioeconomic status, and that class of people cannot afford paying for isolated single room beds in hospitals. Another added factor here is the risk for other hospital-acquired infections reaching the individual once admitted to the hospital.
The patient will no doubt have to be carefully monitored and treated, and undoubtedly will require intra-venous administration of medications as opposed to the oral route, but if the proper facilities are available this can also be done at home.
But if in any way I implied that the infection would be a mild one, this would be a mistake and I sincerely apologise for the same. :)
Best wishes sir. :)
If I implied that it would be a mild infection, that would be wrong :)
Detailed Answer:
Hello once again sir.
My response could be questionable as I completely agree about not knowing everything, I am always learning :)
But please note that I have not mentioned that the infection could be of a mild form. Probably what I was implying was this:
1. Low immunity is the primary cause for MRSA, so the response to that part of your question will remain the same: Low immunity does add to an increased risk
2. Low immunity in majority of patients occurs in the lower socioeconomic status, and that class of people cannot afford paying for isolated single room beds in hospitals. Another added factor here is the risk for other hospital-acquired infections reaching the individual once admitted to the hospital.
The patient will no doubt have to be carefully monitored and treated, and undoubtedly will require intra-venous administration of medications as opposed to the oral route, but if the proper facilities are available this can also be done at home.
But if in any way I implied that the infection would be a mild one, this would be a mistake and I sincerely apologise for the same. :)
Best wishes sir. :)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you !!
Everything is ok -
So about CA MRSA urine track infection - as it from literature what i understand it happens in people with bad condition it is serious condition. And should be treated in hospital !!
I m true ?
Good luck
Everything is ok -
So about CA MRSA urine track infection - as it from literature what i understand it happens in people with bad condition it is serious condition. And should be treated in hospital !!
I m true ?
Good luck
Brief Answer:
Yup
Detailed Answer:
Hello once again sir.
Yes.
Good luck to you too sir. :)
Yup
Detailed Answer:
Hello once again sir.
Yes.
Good luck to you too sir. :)
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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