Should my 3 and 1 year old children be around someone with MRSA (mersa) ?!


Question: Should my 3 and 1 year old children be around someone with MRSA (mersa) .?
And if that person has open wounds most of the time, which that person picks at constantly, without washing hands.

Should I be worried that my children are at risk.?Health Question & Answer


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Would your sister in law want to jeopardize the lives of her nieces.? My son had MRSA three times and after two rounds of clyndamiacin (one of the only antibiotics that works) I decided to let him fight it out. It took 3 weeks and a butt cheek the size of 2 cheeks before his body fight it off. In the meantime we had to have blood drawn several times (which can be a devastating experience for mom and child). The doctors told me if his body could fight it he would be less likely to get it again. But if I kept giving him the clyndamiacin he could become immune to that antibiotic too. And we all know what happens when kids take antibiotics, especially strong ones. During that time he had the stomach flu twice, respiratory flu, and several colds. His body had no good bacteria left. If your child has any boils, MRSA will make it be extremely large and bloody and pussy almost immediately, take them to the doctor to have them tested. This is absolutely not something to play around with. Buy your sister-in-law a bottle of ANTIBIOTIC non soap skin cleanser. Grapefruit seed extract and CITRICIDAL kills MRSA and my son has not had any boils since I started using this soap in his bath everyday. also a tablespoon of bleach in the bath water is good too. I know it sounds horrible but the doctor told me it's just like letting your kid go in the swimming pool with chlorine. I know your sister-in-law might be offended by all this, but she is out of line picking at your child's skin and her lack of hygiene is alarming in itself. This is potentially a dangerous situation. I hope your husband is supporting you in this. The lives of your children could be at stake. By the way, once MRSA is colonized on the skin, it is extremely difficult to get rid of and could be a lifetime problem. Do you want to take that risk.? I HOPE NOT!Health Question & Answer

Lots of questions. Okay.

Question #1: Without considering the additional information you provided, this depends on the site of the infection.

Question #1a: No one should be around a person with open, uncovered wounds and who picks at them and doesn't wash her hands.

Question #2: See answer to 1a.

Question #3: I can't tell if you if your child has an MRSA infection. That would have to be determined by her pediatrician.

Question #4: First you learn all you can about MRSA skin infections so you can talk about it intelligently and with authority. Learn about transmission and risk factors. Put her off until you feel confident enough.

You haven't said how old she is and this greatly affects the approach you take. Something you said -- she calls to ask if your 3-yr-old can play -- gives me the impression that she's quite young. If this is the case, both you & your husband need to sit down with his parents and have a serious talk. She cannot have contact with you and your family until her parents manage this better. They are the ones who should be covering the lesions, teaching her to wash her hands, teaching her to be more careful, protecting themselves and ensuring that she has proper medical care for the infection.

If she's an adult or close enough to being one then you just tell her. You don't need your husband to do the talking for you but you should agree on your plan. Stand your ground. You tell her that MRSA isn't something you want in your home or on your family. You tell her that you don't want your family to suffer because of her irresponsibility. And she is being irresponsible. Inform her of the risks of exposure that she takes and that she can be exposing herself to a second infection from another type of bacteria. If you'd prefer not to have your children around this infection, that's your right as a parent and your responsibility to protect them. If you want to find a way for her to see your kids and still keep them be safe around her, then she will have to cover her lesions, stop picking at them and practice better hygiene. Do you think you can trust her to do this.? You may have to supervise the visits.
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No, I wouldn't allow her near the kids since she has open wounds. Kids of one and three have no understanding of hygiene and how to protect themselves by rigourous handwashing, not touching wound sites, etc. They also have weaker immune systems so are at risk of picking things up.

For now, tell their aunt that she will just have to make do with phone calls and web cams. She should be old enough to understand that the kids need to be protected. You can always ask her to have a word with her medical team if she wants further answers as to why she shouldn't be allowed close access to the small children.Health Question & Answer

NO!!! You would not want to be around them yourself!! make sure you take universal precautions!! This is a very bad thing to be around and many antibiotics can not get rid of this. Be very Careful and def NEVER have your children around someone with it. Health Question & Answer

I hope you're kidding.

Yes. Be afraid, be very afraid.Health Question & Answer

Why would you allow your children to be around such a thing.?Health Question & Answer

absolutely not.Health Question & Answer



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