ozpharlap Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 No, he got it at the same hospital where he had the leg operation at. They saved it, and whilst he was recovering, he got staph and they then had to chop his leg just above the knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Oz, I'm talking about Flashermac's friend. This "In response to..." auto linking thing on Thai360 is a real pain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 A friend has asked for help. A friendly young lady gave him a not so friendly bug. Anyone have any experience with it? Chula Hospital diagnosed it as a Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus that appears to be resistant to treatment. He then tried Bamrungrad... they couldn't find anything and all he got was a big bill. Advice??? [color:red]DISCLAIMER: I am not a physician, just an educated layman.[/color] Recall that Google is your FRIEND. Some quick research reveals that staphylococcus saprophyticus is coagulase-negative, resistant to Novobiocin (an antibiotic), and is the second-most common cause of urinary tract infections in females aged 17-27. That would seem to match up pretty well with the story in this case. A bit more searching reveals that quinolone antibiotics are commonly used to treat s. saprophyticus infections. Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is a quinolone, and is quite commonly used in Thailand for treating common infections. Furthermore, 100 mg Cipro in a single dose will kill a lot of UTIs (not necessarily all s. saprophyticus). (One article was a study of 100 mg Cipro vs. 250 mg Cipro single-dose regimens for treating UTIs: both were very effective, and about equally so.) If Chula Hospital gave your friend a dose of Cipro, there's a good chance it killed the infection before Bumrungrad ever saw him. It should go without saying that your friend should consider hauling the female in question to a doctor, immediately, to get her UTI treated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomc12 Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Only problem with your theory is women don't transmit a UTI to men unless talking about an STD like GC or Chlamydia. Transmission in those situations is from bacteria in cervix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
data recovery Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Hello, I saw your post. I want to suggest some words. A staph infection is caused by Staphylococcus bacteria. It involves skin is called cellulite and affects the skin's deeper layers. It is treatable with antibiotics. Thanks Addie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Thanks all. He wasn't getting anywhere with the Thai hospitals and has gone back to the UK for treatment. The problem is that the bug quickly builds up a resistance to a medication. There aren't many that are effective to start with. He didn't want to waste any more time with the Thais experimenting - and possibly build up a resistance to the only drugs that would work. Haven't heard from him since he left, and I hope he's getting some success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shygye Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 ... bleach does the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exileexpat Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 \ya too bad it will probably kill the patient too.,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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