Mrsa After C Section

Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus or mrsa is a fancy name for staph bacteria that have picked up resistance to a many common antibiotics.

Mrsa after c section. A new mother nearly died after her c section wound became infected with mrsa leaving her with a 10 inch hole across her stomach. Administer within 60 minutes before the start of the cesarean delivery. From the brief history you describe physician hospital negligence without mentioning the mrsa.

Gemma wilby 30 gave birth to her son alfie in september 2012 in. Staph bacteria are everywhere and they re not. Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus mrsa infection is caused by a type of staph bacteria that s become resistant to many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections.

Most mrsa infections occur in people who ve been in hospitals or other health care settings such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. I got an mrsa infection in my csection and had 2 other mrsa infections within 3 months after that. They put me on some antibiotics whcih i took for a week the infection got slightly better but still weeping and red.

Make sure to get a culture so that your doctor knows which antibiotic it is sensitive to and so you re on the right one. It s usually due to a bacterial infection in the. All cesarean deliveries unless already on equivalent broad spectrum coverage.

Mrsa in c section wound. Weight adjusted dosing iv route. It sounds like you had an infection when you were seen.

Community associated mrsa is an emerging pathogen of increasing interest to both obstetricians and neonatologists reported in all three trimesters o. Had trouble with my c section scar for a couple of weeks asked the midwife two weeks ago who took a swab and told me to see the doctor the next day which i did. Mrsa in wound after a c section you may want to see an attorney that specializes in malpractice negligence regarding your case beginning with the first er visit.