Lab sites that test for bacteria? i.e-staph

[bigtasty25]

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I got a staph infection probably a month ago and am getting treated with antibiotics for it now..was wondering if there's any lab sites that can test products for bacteria...i have a feeling it was the eq i was using...thanks

 

[eddymerckx]

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I got a staph infection probably a month ago and am getting treated with antibiotics for it now..was wondering if there's any lab sites that can test products for bacteria...i have a feeling it was the eq i was using...thanks

most of the labs were closed---for our safety of course

 

[dal022]

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I got a staph infection probably a month ago and am getting treated with antibiotics for it now..was wondering if there's any lab sites that can test products for bacteria...i have a feeling it was the eq i was using...thanks

what brand so i know not to use it?

 

[bigtasty25]

pm me if u want to know

ttt

 

[Donnie Darko]

Your doc can send off a blood test for lab analysis. If you've had an MRSA infection for a month, I doubt you'd feel much like posting.

 

[bigtasty25]

whats an MRSA...mild reaction staph infection? yes i think im gunna ask my doc what she can do...or my surgeon, for sure...

 

[bigtasty25]

Your doc can send off a blood test for lab analysis. If you've had an MRSA infection for a month, I doubt you'd feel much like posting.

i went in for a doc visit today...she couldnt test it but told me to check my county for their lab culture testing center...probably in the phone book so ill have to look...not sure how confidential that is though...

 

[Donnie Darko]

If you take in a sample of the eq, I'm sure there would be questions. When you inject, do you swab down the area really well with an alcohol swab? Actually, now that I think about it, the only way that a quality sample can be taken from a vial of eq is for the lab to draw the sample themselves from the vial. Yeah, I dont think I'd consider taking it to a public health lab or health services since they will keep it and contact law enforcement possibly. How about a university microbiology lab?

 

[bigtasty25]

naww...i dont think i used an alcohol swab or bandage...after awhile i got too comfortable with my injections i guess...that might have had to do with it.

what about filtering the eq through a .22 micron and microwaving at 225 degrees for 30 mins..would that kill off any bacteria/staph? A few folks told me thats the way to do it...

 

[Donnie Darko]

naww...i dont think i used an alcohol swab or bandage...after awhile i got too comfortable with my injections i guess...that might have had to do with it.

what about filtering the eq through a .22 micron and microwaving at 225 degrees for 30 mins..would that kill off any bacteria/staph? A few folks told me thats the way to do it...

That would normally take care of it.

 

[nickster#1]

whats an MRSA...mild reaction staph infection? yes i think im gunna ask my doc what she can do...or my surgeon, for sure...

MRSA is not mild reaction staph infection. It is Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to be exact and is very dificult to get rid of. In fact, once you have this infection, you will always have it. You just get it under control when you have break outs. Its becoming very prevalant in hospitals these days and is also very contagious. If your doctor knew that you had this, then you would already know as He would have told you. MRSA is a perfect example of doctors overprescribing antibiotics for too many years for every little thing that a patient is seen for. Patients come in with a runny nose and sore throat, doc gives them a z-pack and sends them on their way, and all the patient has is a common cold, viral, and antibiotic wont touch it. As a result of our bodies building resistance to antibiotics, we are now seeing staph infections like MRSA that are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics.
The only lab that I knew of that checks compounds for you are shut down as of about a year ago. They were in San Rafeal and no longer do biz. Besides, I dont think they would have been of service to what your asking for. Otherwise, maybe you just didnt clean the surface where you injected??????
good luck bro

 

[drsketch]

naww...i dont think i used an alcohol swab or bandage...after awhile i got too comfortable with my injections i guess...that might have had to do with it.

Just an FYI, staph is everly present on your skin, not swabbing the skin prior to injection is gambling. Though your gear may have contained staph, being that you were not properly injecting and sterilizing the injection area prior to puncturing the skin this could very well be where your infection originated.

 

[*The_West*]

whats an MRSA...mild reaction staph infection? yes i think im gunna ask my doc what she can do...or my surgeon, for sure...

methicillin-resistant staphyllococcus aureus, a rather nasty family of anti-biotic resistant infection. found in the nasal tract of 33% of healthy individuals, it only poses severe health risks to patients with immuno-suppresive illnesses, or who have under gone deep surgeries, e.g. orthopaedic work, like full hips and knee replacements.