Staphylococcus bacteria are dangerous from small scratches

On September 14, patient Nguyen Van Linh (12 years old, Phuc Thuong, Phuc Tho, Hanoi) was transferred to the Pediatric Department, Bach Mai Hospital after being treated with a high 3 -day fever in the lower level hospital but did not recover.When going to the hospital, the patient is in a state of suspected hemorrhage due to constant high fever, shortness of breath, blood pressure drops, showing signs of bacterial shock.Due to the signs of bacterial shock, pneumothorax, causing the patient to respiratory failure, shortness of breath to ventilate, the doctors decided to treat the treatment not delayed because the longer the more dangerous the patient's life is.

When the examination saw that the skin was very small, scarred on the legs, the doctors were very noticeable and suspected the patient was infected with staphylococcus bacteria into the blood through these wounds.Shortly thereafter, without waiting for blood culture results, doctors decided to use antibiotics for patients according to experience for timely treatment but after 3-5 days the patient was still high fever.After that, the patient had pulmonary complications: pneumothorax, causing the patient to worsen respiratory failure.The patient must open the left lung to suction and pus.Doctors had to combine with antibiotics for treatment and after 45 days, Linh patient gradually stabilized and escaped from the most death situation.

Assoc.Prof.Dr.Nguyen Tien Dung - Head of Pediatric Department (Bach Mai Hospital) said that staphylococcal bacteria have 3 types of staphylococcus aureus, staphylococcus and staphylococcus aureus.Of those 3 types, staphylococcus aureus (Sareus) is a type of infection, especially causing many acute, severe diseases and can die if not detected and treated promptly.Gold staphylococcus resistance many typesantibioticCommon, especially resistant to methicilin antibiotics.

Staphylococcus aureus causes skin damage such as impetigo, folliculitis, pimples, skin ulcers.Even sometimes creating abscesses lying right under the skin causing pain, fever, swelling and congestion reduces the whole skin.Staphylococcus diseases may be caused by the external environment to enter the body and cause disease but it may also be caused by endogenous (staphylococcal bacteria right on the body, when facing favorable conditions.Then they become disease).Staphylococcus bacteria usually reside on the skin but ITS causes disease.But if there are scratches, acne on the body, accompanied by poor personal hygiene, the body has weak resistance, staphylococcus bacteria easily penetrate causing dangerous diseases.

When infected with blood, staphylococcus can also cause serious illnesses such as pulmonary cars, osteomyelitis, endocarditis or causePus meningitis... The disease can endanger the lives of patients and also have a high risk of causing blood infections.

“In recent years, the rate of blood infections due to staphylococcus aureus is also rarer but people still need to prevent.All ages may be in danger of staphylococcus aureus if subjective.Babies and people with chronic diseases are the most susceptible to staphylococcus.In addition, people who abuse antibiotics, patients with diabetes, chronic kidney failure ... are also easily infected with this bacteria ” - Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung said.

According to Assoc.Often this infection does not need special treatment and antibiotics are effective treatment.But if the staphylococcus aureus is resistant, the treatment will be much more difficult, even without results.Currently, staphylococcal bacteria have 3 groups of antibiotics, not many drugs for treatment.If all 3 groups are alsoresistantThe treatment for patients will be very expensive because of antibiotic combination and can be toxic to the patient, even unable to survive due to not responding to treatment.

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Tien Dung recommends that staphylococcus aureus is one of the very high antibiotic resistance.Therefore, the use of drugs should be prescribed by the physician.Do not arbitrarily use drugs indiscriminately to avoid antibiotic resistance.In order to prevent the disease, people need to be well cleaned by bathing, washing daily with clean water, especially babies with plump, folds that contain sweat, sebum.Every time you go out, you should wear a mask to avoid breathing in dirt.Wash your hands clean before eating and after going to the toilet, keeping the skin scratches clean.In addition, it is necessary to clean the house clean.

People should not underestimate the scratches of limbs, cuts, pimples that cause swelling and festering.Do not arbitrarily use antibiotics or topical medications, leaves and do not scratch the inflamed skin ... It is necessary to thoroughly treat skin diseases to avoid staphylococcus invading through blood sugar.It is best to see a doctor for appropriate medication.Increase vitamin supplementation, high -protein diet helpsEnhance resistanceof the body ...