A friend said she was a staph carrier and I'm wondering what the means and does it mean he can pass staph to another? Sounds like it does. Are precautions needed? What are the health implications?
Thanks.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I would suspect that many many people carry staph. It just means they have it but they don't get sick from it.
I'm sure those people are ALL AROUND us every day.
I'm pretty sure it means they can pass it along. Ask your doctor next time if you think about it!
Posted by aiden424 (Member # 7633) on :
I was tested by a long Q-tip up my nose and was told I am a staph carrier. I was told that I can't make anyone else sick. I have had a few staph infections. Part of the problem with me is that I have almost no functioning immune system to keep it in check.
Kathy
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Thanks, aiden!
Posted by jmb (Member # 18338) on :
A shepherd.
Posted by Marnie (Member # 773) on :
methicillin resistant staph aureus = MRSA:
"Another term for people colonized with MRSA is "carrier" which means the person carries the organism in or on the body and may transfer the organism to another person who subsequently may become infected. A common place for carriers to harbor MRSA organisms is the nose."
It is a form of staph that mutated and is very resistant to MANY antibiotics. The statistics in the link surprised me...whoa.
Posted by aiden424 (Member # 7633) on :
The staph I carry is not MRSA, thank goodness!!
Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :
My family members are all staph carriers and I also am (was?). Ceftriaxone is supposed to be effective against staph and strep.
It is in noses and on skin, in general for carriers.
A few family members are MRSA-they have to use special soap and have their own towels.
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
Please read marnies post
I know first hand from close family-the carrier must be very careful to not infect others around them
Im surprised ppl were told different-but the person i knew carrie. Mrsa not plain staff
Maybe that is the difference
Posted by Marnie (Member # 773) on :
Literally we ALL have staph on our skin.
The kind of staph that has mutated and is resistant to antibiotics (MRSA) is very dangerous. SOME people harbor that form.
This is what recently caused problems in a football locker room: