07-11-2007, 07:28 AM
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...as was said, he needs to go to doctor pronto and determine if he has MRSA and then not mess around with it. There are lots of MRSA cases in Puna; my son got it and the Bay Clinic in Kea'au treated him and said it was very common. For the initial treatment they went with Bactrim (sulfa) and if that didn't do it they would move to the vancomycin which has to be administered IV in hospital.
If any of the flesh is warm to the touch, he should deal with it immediately.
That said, echinacea is said to have anti-staph qualities and to help boost the immune system, but don't rely on it to knock out MRSA.
I have gotten cellusitis twice in the last 3 years. What that is a infection resembling a cyst of pus or a blister from the inside out. The cause can be staph or strep (like in strep throat). The clinic and doctors office in Hilo have been sent a directive to watch for this infection and MRSA staph - to prescribe an anitbiotic of considerable strength with a sulfa drug like Bactrim, IN COMBINATION. If there is a fever, and hot to the touch spot, interveinous antibiotics such a Levaquin or a shot of antibiotics daily such as Rossefin for 5 days may be required, as may hospitalization. Do not fool with this stuff. Two construction workers I knew got it and ended up hospitalized.
Get to a doctor!
Prophilacticly, oil of oregano tablets have had good success with keeping minor infections at bay. The AMA has studied it extensively and has found conclusively that it can work. The oil is a bit different, it will burn and irritant if placed directly on the skin, or an open wound.
Here at my house, with coming into contact with who knows what from job sites all over the East Side, I take extreme care that if I get a cut, I wash it out completely, and neosporin applied twice a day. If it even begins to feel warm, I am off to Keaau. My SO had one that within 20 hours of a bug bite on a job site, had a fever of 102+. He had gotten staph that quickly even after coming home, showering and neosporin.