And we thought meningitis was the biggest threat..

[cartera45]

<p>bankhandgrip - that’s interesting about stopping your antibiotic therapy. Both my D have to take antibiotics before dental or gyno work of any kind. I had a hip replacement 2 yrs. ago and she has aortic stenosis. We were told we would have to do that for the rest of our lives. Fortunately, she has only been on antibiotics 3 times in her life - other than for the dental work- and I have probably been on them about 5 times and I’m over 50. We have both been lucky in that regard. I have been offered antibiotics much more often than that but refused when the doctor was pretty sure we were dealing with a virus. I never liked taking them “just in case.”</p>

[DadOfTwelve]

<p>My daughter just came down with this. It started as a cut she received while shaving her legs. Her immune system was somewhat compromised as she has just been getting over a recent illness. On Wednesday, she showed me her leg, and it looked like a spider bite, as others have described. By Thursday afternoon, it had swollen up and it resembled a large boil or pimple - it was full of pus.</p>

<p>We took her to the emergency room on Friday morning. They knew what it was, and they numbed her and drained it, and put her on antibiotics. Luckily, the medicine has been working. Originally, on Friday, the area of swelling and redness was about the size of a TI-83 calculator, but this evening, it has gone down to about the size of a deck of cards. We have to take her to the emergency room every day for about a week so the doctors can monitor it. She has had to stay home and keep her leg elevated, but she should be fine in a week or two. Thankfully, all of our other children seem to be unaffected.</p>

<p>I am so sorry to hear about your ex-husband, flatlander. This must be so devastating for you and your children. Best wishes.</p>

[cartera45]

<p>Do doctors, as a matter of course, culture these boils and infections to see if they are the MSRS strain or do they just treat them as such? My horse had a life threatening puncture wound last month that kept her in the hospital for 4 days. The vet cultured the infection to make sure it wasn’t one of the drug resistant ones - it was staph, strep and e-coli but the staph was not the MSRS.</p>

[my_0.02]

<p>The American Heart Association guidelines for Prevention of Infective Endocarditis were updated this year.</p>

<p>

The current practice of giving patients antibiotics prior to a dental procedure is no longer recommended EXCEPT for patients with the highest risk of adverse outcomes resulting from BE (see below on this card). The Committee cannot exclude the possibility that an exceedingly small number of cases, if any, of BE may be prevented by antibiotic prophylaxis prior to a dental procedure. If such benefit from prophylaxis exists, it should be reserved ONLY for those patients listed below. The Committee recognizes the importance of good oral and dental health and regular visits to the dentist for patients at risk of BE.</p>

<p>The Committee no longer recommends administering antibiotics solely to prevent BE in patients who undergo a GI or GU tract procedure.

See the info card at <a href=“American Heart Association | To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives”>American Heart Association | To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives;

<p>See the complete article at <a href=“http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.183095[/url]”>http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.183095&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Current recommendations from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Dental Association do not support routine use of antibiotics for dental procedures following hip replacement.

According to an advisory statement jointly issued by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Dental Association, antibiotic prophylaxis is not routinely indicated for patients with orthopaedic plates, pins, or screws, or for patients with prosthetic joint replacement prior to undergoing dental procedures.[1] Individuals considered to have a potential for increased risk of infection include those who are immunosuppressed, have inflammatory arthropathies, insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes, malnourishment, or a history of a previous prosthetic joint infection. Potential risk for infection is considered highest in the first 2 years after joint replacement.

See <a href=“http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/426018[/url]”>Antibiotic Prophylaxis Following Hip Replacement;

[cartera45]

<p>My D goes in for her echo next month so I’ll discuss it with her cardiologist and I should talk to my surgeon too - I don’t want to take more antibiotics than necessary.</p>

[beprepn]

<p>Limodriverlady,</p>

<p>Don’t worry about your son and the anti-biotics. It is the germs that become anti-biotic resistant, not the patients.</p>

<p>beprepn</p>

[BunsenBurner]

<p>Kids protest and request school clean-up:</p>

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<p>More MRSA news:</p>

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[Limodriverlady]

<p>beprepn, </p>

<p>I can remember a nephrologist doc (a relative of mine), once saying that over use of antibiotics can make future use of antibiotics ineffective, sometimes when they are needed the most. I’m not a health care professional myself, so I cannot argue with you. However, I really do hope you’re right for my S’s sake.</p>