Ever read the House of Lords enquiry into antibiotic usage? If so, do you
still want to give them to patients with viral URTIs? I'm afraid it's our
fault that we've got these multi-resistant strains. The better the
antibiotic, the less it should be used. Some should be banned in GP.
-----Original Message-----
From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Andrew Herd
Sent: 08 June 1998 07:56
To: GP-UK
Subject: MRSA on nappy rash
Having just lost a young patient to an MRSA pneumonia, I was stunned to do a
swab on a child with nappy rash the other day and find that the baby had
MRSA too.
The child hadn't been near an antibiotic for two years, and has no obvious
contacts. This is the first community MRSA I have ever come across up here,
and it bodes ill, although I doubt it will do the kid any harm.
Has anyone else seen cases like this? I guess it must be more common down
south.
Andrew
Dr. Andrew N. Herd MRCGP
Family Physician, Medical Adviser to Durham Health Authority
Honorary Lecturer in Primary Health Care, Durham University
Medical Editor, Practice Computing
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