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Staph is the most prominent organism on the skin. You can get staph infection from the following ways:
1. You have a poor immune system- seen in critically ill patients, disease like AIDS or receive chemo which will destroy your immune system or elderly since the immune system is lowered
2. You have a cut in your skin/surgical incision/indwelling catheter or other medical equipment that is indwelling- Skin integrity is important and once it is lost all sorts of bacteria can enter the blood's stream. Intravenous lines and urinary catheters provide a highway for this infection!
3. You could have a mild form- that is what boils are! Many people suffer from this condition as well as some forms of acne are also related to this problem
4. Not washing your hands- Hand washing is so important. After you touch the infected area you want to wash your hands! This is no joke!
Staph can cause infection in bone (I once took care of a gentleman that had open heart surgery and lost his sternum because of a staph infection- you could see his heart beating and he had to wear what we called a turtle shell to protect his chest and not damage his heart-afterall, this is the function of the ribs). Staph can cause blood infections as well- a sepsis and death. Antibiotics are the usual treatment for this problem and the course could be quite long.
Staph infections used to be only in the hospitals, but because of antibiotic resistance- controversial topic, we are now seeing staph infections outside of the hospitals. The infections are mostly in community settings like nursing homes, prisons, schools, etc. The best advice- wear shower shoes, wash your hands, don't share Skin Care products and did I mention wash your hands!
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My head- I am a RN
and some textbooks that I have written.
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A RN in NJ
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