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MRSA positive - DR very vague

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racmun · 04/10/2013 13:15

So I had a swab taken last week (down below) and found out today that it came positive for MRSA! They have taken 2 more swabs today to be sure but I am now worrying.

The DR was really vague and said that it's not really anything to worry about and that lots of people have it on their skin and women can collanise it in their vaginas. I asked about complications for the baby and again they were really vague and just said there's nothing we can do and would monitor the baby as it could cause a chest infection. My bloods are clear but not sure what that means if anything.

I have an appt to see the consultant next week but I am now panicking.

Any advice would be much appreciated

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LadyMedea · 04/10/2013 14:50

MRSA is very common, a lot if us have it on our skin without it doing any harm. Was it a GP you saw or consultant?

Anothermrssmith · 04/10/2013 16:20

What ladymedea said,it's so common they stopped testing NHS staff for it a few years ago because if a test came back positive they had to be taken off duty, as a result they didn't have enough staff to cope (so a nurse friend told me anyway).

I don't know much about it and even less about it during pregnancy, however my mum was seriously ill a few years ago and during her recovery tested positive for mrsa in her stools, she wasn't ill with it at all and while she was moved into her own room in the hospital they didn't treat her for it and it cleared up on its own. To the best of my knowledge it is only dangerous if it gets into your blood stream.

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racmun · 04/10/2013 16:23

I saw the consultant who took the swab and was in for general monitoring today when they gave me the result. They seeme fairly relaxed on the one hand but then said they would have to let the staff know on delivery suite T&C's - fine but it just seems they say its nothing but then it is something.

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AlisonL1981 · 04/10/2013 16:31

My ds was born at 32 weeks and was in special care. He was swabbed for thrush whilst in scu but the swab came back with MRSA.

He was moved to isolation which was away from the busy noisy scu unit to a single room with his own nurse constantly watching him.

We were also told most people had it on their skin and if we hadn't had the swab we probably would never have known he had it! Because we did know he had to be moved away from the other babies. We were still able to visit and hold him although we had to wear gloves and ensure hand washing was done when leaving the room as well as entering.

ds was given baths with done solution and nasal drops. He was swabbed again after a week in 4 places on his body. 2 swabs came back positive and 2 negative. Ds was kept in isolation until we left but they stopped any treatment so they obviously weren't that fussed about it!

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