Staph Infections

I wanted to write a little bit about staph infections and MSRA. As most people know, my mom has had a lot of diabetic complications which include bad circulation in her feet and as a result...a bunch of her toes had to be removed. A few years back my mom got a staph infection while she was in the hospital having surgery. My mom was hospitalized last year too where she needed to have a breathing tube put in place. They found staph in her nose during that time and ruled that it was an infection that caused her to get so sick. For a while we worried it was a stroke, but it was an infection. Staph infections used to be rare, but lately they just seem so much more common. Staph infections are so hard to treat, so they say that everytime my mom is in the hospital that she should have a private room so that she doesn't chance giving staph to anyone else. But, guess what? The last two times my mom has been hospitalized she has had roommates. So is the hospital doing everything that they can to make sure that a few get infected or is it all about dollars and cents? grrr.

And then last year...the local jail had an outbreak of staph with their inmates. They tried to keep it down with the public and called it MRSA so that most people wouldn't know what they were talking about, but it was a mess. YOu know what was worse? The jail makes the food for the Meals on Wheels and continued even with the outbreak. Luckily no one on the outside was infection, but it is just gross.

Grrr. I think that more people need to be aware about staph infections and MRSA, especially when you have any contact with a hospital (or a jail too!).

Anyone else ever have a staph infection or know someone who has?