Hi, my son has MRSA ...he is an athlete in college.  He first got MRSA from the school's fitness room 2007.  MRSA was going around on campus and he was not aware of this or familiar...neither were we as parents.  Once our son got it...a student took swab samples from the fitness room and tested it and found it was all over the room!

I heard about this and insisted things be put in place....they changed the flooring....and did a few other things.  The trainer actually was pulling out strings of MRSA with twizzers!  when I found this out...I was furious!

Now Jan. 2010 he has it again in the other leg! I am trying to find out as much information as possible. He is only on Bactrim. He has a bad cold now .  I am worried.  He is 12 hours away from home.  Yesterday the school nurse froze the area(on his thigh) and stuck a needle in supposedly to help the drainage.  He changes his dressings 2X daily.

Manuka honey is something I read about putting on the infection.  Eating yogurt is also recommended. 

Any other suggestions are welcomed

a solution of 10% tea tree oil can treat MRSA!

do you have pets?  they can be the ccause of re-infection!

a solution of 10% tea tree oil can treat MRSA!

Michele, you can't use Hibiclens as a "soak". It's more of a "scrub". Hibiclens shouldn't come in to contact with mucous membrans for long periods of time. You can use it like a body wash or shampoo during a shower. It does kill MRSA.  

No, it must be bright orange or green, you would not look good as a purple head!

Kjones,

     Thanks for letting us know the difference.  I will look into it and ask my infectious disease doctor the next time I see him.  I have only used the Betadine to wash small areas, can you use Betadine or Hibiclens to clean your whole body?  With the bleach bath the whole point is to soak my whole body, I'm supposed to soak for 20 minutes, I do this once a month, maybe up to once a week when I have an active infection or if I am working with patients a lot, if I had a pool, the doctor said swimming in a chlorinated pool would do the same thing, but I don't have a pool.  Obviously people with a pool sometimes swim daily, so it's not harmful.  And if it keeps me alive, then it's worth it. :0) SInce my MRSA typically appears around my head, ears, and neck, it has to be a hair friendly soak too, I don't want purple or Betadine colored hair. LOL

Michele

Michele, I give patients "Hibiclens" baths before they head off to surgery. It's different than betadine and hibiclens is an alternative to people who are allergic to betadine. You can get it over the counter. You might want to give it a try.

HIBICLENS, sorry.

Yes, betadine is that brown stuff doctors put on infections.  Like if you step on a nail or something.  It's ugly, but it works.  I have also heard of HIBIBCLENS, but I don't know in what regard. I have faith that you will be fine because you know what to do.  Best of luck.  Bobbie

Hi SleepTech-

Yes, I believe Betadine is a pre-surgical cleaner, but I'm only familiar with it in the horse-world (to clean out wounds before putting dressing on).  I'm not familiar with Betadine in the way of addressing human skin infections, but you could certainly give it a try and keep Hibiclens in the back of your mind as an alternative to fend off these horrible infections.  

Happy cleansing!

Sarah