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Mrsa Infection On The Nose

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mrsa infection

if a hiv person has mrsa and is on the medication for a year and he has 3 soars is he still contagious to be around?...
Keith Henry, M.D.

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine
Methicillin-resistant staph aureus infection can be hard to eradicate and can persist in odd places like inside the nose. Often long term treatment /prevention is used and cultures of skin/nose used to determine if the organism has been cleared from... Read more »

MRSA infections danger

I recently had an mrsa infection in lung and plura space which caused me to be hospitalized twice... Read more »

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MRSA and HIV

I have been HIV pos for 7 years. Recently I developed a nasty staph infection (maybe CA- MRSA) I... Read more »

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MRSA Infection Spreads by Sex

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HIV and MRSA I need info.

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
My daughter is HIV positive. Last year she gave birth to a healthy little girl. I was there for the birth and went into the delivery room. She soon became sick with MRSA. It was a C-section birth and the staph infection developed. I went to be by... Read more »

Fingering & HIV infection(Via Nose)

Posted by chrisenquist, 3 Replies
Hi,
1. Can a person(let's say subject A-male) get infected by accidently inserting vaginal fluids(from an infected person, let's say subject B) into nose?

Assuming, subject A did fingering activity on subject B who works at a night club, but after... Read more »

Stuffy nose

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Would a stuffy, drippy nose, minus fever, sore throat, swollen galnds etc. could that be a sign alone of ARS if it has fallen between the 2-4 week period and lasted a while?

Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanxs

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Nose Bleeds?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Could frequent nose bleeds be a sign of HIV infection, or are they common amongst people with HIV/AIDS?

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