MRSA
Thursday, June 5th, 2008A dear friend got MRSA. It put her in the hospital. She most likely got it from a recent visit to the hospital.
Research by Cardiff University found that disinfectants wipes being used for this purpose are part of the problem.
Microbiologist Dr Jean-Yves Maillard recommends a ‘one wipe one application per surface’ use in health care environments.
The research involved observing hospital staff using wipes and then replicating this in the lab.
Several commercially available wipes were contaminated with such bugs as Staphylococcus aureus, including MRSA and MSSA.
The bottom line, the wipes were unable to kill the bacteria resulting in bacteria being transferred to other surfaces when reused.
Some even had labeling claiming…. ‘kills MRSA.”
The research was presented at the American Society of Microbiology’s 108th General Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts on 3rd June, 2008.
The study only looked at one part of the problem. My friend mentioned above is an example of why this is a multifaceted problem.
She had a decreased immunity. There was not an outbreak of MRSA in the my home town. All the nurses and others visiting did not get MRSA.
The reason is her compromised immunity. Boosting our immunity will be an alternative that will protect us when we have no control of what others do, such as using ineffective wipes.
The best way you can boost your immunity is to boost your glutathione.