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		<title>By: Martina</title>
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		<dc:creator>Martina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I did not know much about this thing to be honest, have really learned something interesting in here, thanks.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I did not know much about this thing to be honest, have really learned something interesting in here, thanks.</p>
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		<title>By: Will</title>
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		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sorry to hear that story, Daniel.  So it has become a chronic problem in your case?  Is it thought that there is no way to rid your body of the infection?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry to hear that story, Daniel.  So it has become a chronic problem in your case?  Is it thought that there is no way to rid your body of the infection?</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel</title>
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		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi everyone!
I have been batteling MRSA since Mid 2008. Both legs around the knees were the origonal infections, then my whole lower left leg swelled from the infection. 2 doses of vancomycian put MRSA in its place for a while, but summer/indian summer heat constantly returns it to my lower left leg. I always seem on the verge redeveloping MRSA on my left leg.
Funny thing about MRSA, it seems to effect different people differently. Mabey it&#039;s different strains (some of which have developed more adaptively)and/or mabey it&#039;s just the difference in the strength or adeptiveties of different people&#039;s immune systems.
Either way, let me say that cleanselyness makes a big difference, but probably not as big of a difference as getting plenty of rest and not being stressed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi everyone!<br />
I have been batteling MRSA since Mid 2008. Both legs around the knees were the origonal infections, then my whole lower left leg swelled from the infection. 2 doses of vancomycian put MRSA in its place for a while, but summer/indian summer heat constantly returns it to my lower left leg. I always seem on the verge redeveloping MRSA on my left leg.<br />
Funny thing about MRSA, it seems to effect different people differently. Mabey it&#8217;s different strains (some of which have developed more adaptively)and/or mabey it&#8217;s just the difference in the strength or adeptiveties of different people&#8217;s immune systems.<br />
Either way, let me say that cleanselyness makes a big difference, but probably not as big of a difference as getting plenty of rest and not being stressed.</p>
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		<title>By: Matt</title>
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		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks Will. That was an interesting read. While maintaining proper cleanliness in the house is certainly a good way to prevent diseases, but in case of MRSA Staph maintaining proper personal hygiene is the most important thing.
The synthetic chemical based solutions are not a good choice as they affect the skin&#039;s natural immunity. In stead of these natural or home made products are a much better bet. I found this link having some information on MRSA Staph http://www.defensesoap.com/mrsa-staph-infection.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Will. That was an interesting read. While maintaining proper cleanliness in the house is certainly a good way to prevent diseases, but in case of MRSA Staph maintaining proper personal hygiene is the most important thing.<br />
The synthetic chemical based solutions are not a good choice as they affect the skin&#8217;s natural immunity. In stead of these natural or home made products are a much better bet. I found this link having some information on MRSA Staph <a href="http://www.defensesoap.com/mrsa-staph-infection.html">http://www.defensesoap.com/mrsa-staph-infection.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: Will</title>
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		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks Seire -  You are correct.  It is odd that these products are still such big sellers even with all the publicity about them.  Also I am always annoyed that it seems less than 1/2 of the men who use the bathroom even wash their hands.  Who is buying this stuff.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Seire &#8211;  You are correct.  It is odd that these products are still such big sellers even with all the publicity about them.  Also I am always annoyed that it seems less than 1/2 of the men who use the bathroom even wash their hands.  Who is buying this stuff.</p>
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		<title>By: Seire</title>
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		<dc:creator>Seire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I absolutely agree!  I fear that those who attempt to over clean will only end up exacerbating the problem with resistant bacteria.  Water, mild soap and baking soda go a long way to keeping everything clean, and if you have a current infection, just wash everything on a consistent basis without the addition of chemical bleach and antibiotic cleansers.

Thank you for this post!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I absolutely agree!  I fear that those who attempt to over clean will only end up exacerbating the problem with resistant bacteria.  Water, mild soap and baking soda go a long way to keeping everything clean, and if you have a current infection, just wash everything on a consistent basis without the addition of chemical bleach and antibiotic cleansers.</p>
<p>Thank you for this post!!</p>
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		<title>By: Will</title>
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		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for all that, Dan!  What do you thing of the product mentioned three comments above called T36?  I wonder what it means to &quot;disrupt the physical structure&quot; of the bacteria.  And I wonder if it is safely limited to just the specific bacteria being targeted.  After all we have a whole lot of beneficial and necessary bacteria in/on our bodies.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for all that, Dan!  What do you thing of the product mentioned three comments above called T36?  I wonder what it means to &#8220;disrupt the physical structure&#8221; of the bacteria.  And I wonder if it is safely limited to just the specific bacteria being targeted.  After all we have a whole lot of beneficial and necessary bacteria in/on our bodies.</p>
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		<title>By: Dan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sometimes, Death Is Good- For A Vicious Unicellular Microorganism

There are a variety of different types of foreign bacterial infections one can get from many different sources, yet some are more common than others.  If they are not beneficial for your physiology, they all should die in order to restore your health.
Bacteria are a simple life form, yet are incredibly productive and efficient.  As with other life forms, it exists to reproduce.  To do this, it fully utilizes all available resources and energy to develop the protein that is essential for its survival, and bacteria have the ability to adapt as needed to assure this happens. 
 It needs exactly 7 genes to produce the essential ribosomes for this to occur.  Any more or less genes than 7, the bacteria is not maximizing its efficiency to survive and reproduce.  Amazing.
Strept infections are caused by what are called gram positive bacteria, and are unique that these bacteria grow in pairs.  Staph bacterial invasions are gram positive as well, yet it is the MRSA, Methicillin Resistant Staff Aureous microbes of this type often are very difficult to treat normally when a patient suffers from their damage from being invaded by these bacteria.  Another difficult situation is when a patient is infected by VRE, Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci, as well.
 These MRSA and VRE pathogenic or disease causing bacteria are the ones that are the most clinically concerning for the health care provider.  
Group A strep infections can cause diseases such as strep throat and pneumonia.  Since there are several types of bacteria, a diagnostic test called a culture and sensitivity is usually performed to assure the correct antibiotic is selected for treatment, as the bacteria are identified with this method. 
Typically, fluid from the area suspected of being infected is obtained from the patient suspected to have an infection and smeared on what is called a petrie dish.  And then these dishes are incubated for 2 to 3 days.  Gram positive bacteria stain during this process a dark violet or blue. Gram negative bacteria would be pink in color, and are capable of harm as well to a human being.
When the culture is complete, technology offers recommendations on the appropriate class or brand of antibiotic for this bacteria present in another person- presuming the bacteria will not be resistant to the antibiotic recommended, as this happens on occasion.
Usually, classes of antibiotics that are used to treat gram positive strep infections that are not VRE or MRSA are cephalosporins, macrolides, or general penicillins.  If the microbe that is causing the infection is resistant to the antibiotic from such classes that are administered to the infected patient, particularly with methicillin and vancomycin, which is the case with VRE and MRSA bacteria, then there are other more aggressive antibiotics that will be chosen for this patient.  
Such brands and types of antibiotics for MRSA and VRE bacteria include Zyvox, which has both IV and oral dosage options.  There are also other antibiotics, such as Cubicin.  However these antibiotics for antibiotic resistant bacteria are given usually due to infections that have progressed to a more serious nature within a patient infected in such a way.  
Progressive medical conditions include sepsis, or blood infection, osteomyelitis, or bone infection, or Pneumonia, which is a serious lung infection.  A hospital stay is normally required with such patients, as the last antibiotics mentioned for MRSA and VRE bacterial infections are given by IV administration initially for several days, if not several weeks.  
There are numerous classes and types of antibiotics available, yet bacterial resistance to most of these antibiotics constantly remains serious concern for the health care provider, and the infected patient, with MRSA at the top of the list of concerns for the health care providers. 
Dan Abshear</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes, Death Is Good- For A Vicious Unicellular Microorganism</p>
<p>There are a variety of different types of foreign bacterial infections one can get from many different sources, yet some are more common than others.  If they are not beneficial for your physiology, they all should die in order to restore your health.<br />
Bacteria are a simple life form, yet are incredibly productive and efficient.  As with other life forms, it exists to reproduce.  To do this, it fully utilizes all available resources and energy to develop the protein that is essential for its survival, and bacteria have the ability to adapt as needed to assure this happens.<br />
 It needs exactly 7 genes to produce the essential ribosomes for this to occur.  Any more or less genes than 7, the bacteria is not maximizing its efficiency to survive and reproduce.  Amazing.<br />
Strept infections are caused by what are called gram positive bacteria, and are unique that these bacteria grow in pairs.  Staph bacterial invasions are gram positive as well, yet it is the MRSA, Methicillin Resistant Staff Aureous microbes of this type often are very difficult to treat normally when a patient suffers from their damage from being invaded by these bacteria.  Another difficult situation is when a patient is infected by VRE, Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci, as well.<br />
 These MRSA and VRE pathogenic or disease causing bacteria are the ones that are the most clinically concerning for the health care provider.<br />
Group A strep infections can cause diseases such as strep throat and pneumonia.  Since there are several types of bacteria, a diagnostic test called a culture and sensitivity is usually performed to assure the correct antibiotic is selected for treatment, as the bacteria are identified with this method.<br />
Typically, fluid from the area suspected of being infected is obtained from the patient suspected to have an infection and smeared on what is called a petrie dish.  And then these dishes are incubated for 2 to 3 days.  Gram positive bacteria stain during this process a dark violet or blue. Gram negative bacteria would be pink in color, and are capable of harm as well to a human being.<br />
When the culture is complete, technology offers recommendations on the appropriate class or brand of antibiotic for this bacteria present in another person- presuming the bacteria will not be resistant to the antibiotic recommended, as this happens on occasion.<br />
Usually, classes of antibiotics that are used to treat gram positive strep infections that are not VRE or MRSA are cephalosporins, macrolides, or general penicillins.  If the microbe that is causing the infection is resistant to the antibiotic from such classes that are administered to the infected patient, particularly with methicillin and vancomycin, which is the case with VRE and MRSA bacteria, then there are other more aggressive antibiotics that will be chosen for this patient.<br />
Such brands and types of antibiotics for MRSA and VRE bacteria include Zyvox, which has both IV and oral dosage options.  There are also other antibiotics, such as Cubicin.  However these antibiotics for antibiotic resistant bacteria are given usually due to infections that have progressed to a more serious nature within a patient infected in such a way.<br />
Progressive medical conditions include sepsis, or blood infection, osteomyelitis, or bone infection, or Pneumonia, which is a serious lung infection.  A hospital stay is normally required with such patients, as the last antibiotics mentioned for MRSA and VRE bacterial infections are given by IV administration initially for several days, if not several weeks.<br />
There are numerous classes and types of antibiotics available, yet bacterial resistance to most of these antibiotics constantly remains serious concern for the health care provider, and the infected patient, with MRSA at the top of the list of concerns for the health care providers.<br />
Dan Abshear</p>
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		<title>By: mike</title>
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		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>scary stuff.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>scary stuff.</p>
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		<title>By: jessie</title>
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		<dc:creator>jessie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I arrived at your website while researching cleaning products to use for MRSA.

Having a daughter who has fought four CA-MRSA infections since Feb 2008, I can tell you that this is nasty stuff.  With the warmer summer months upon us, it is especially important to safe guard yourself and family against damp clothing and products that are wet and touch the skin (bar soaps, lotions, deodorants, makeup, sunscreen to name just a few).  GOOD hand washing is as important as ever.

Thank you for sharing the information of the product</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I arrived at your website while researching cleaning products to use for MRSA.</p>
<p>Having a daughter who has fought four CA-MRSA infections since Feb 2008, I can tell you that this is nasty stuff.  With the warmer summer months upon us, it is especially important to safe guard yourself and family against damp clothing and products that are wet and touch the skin (bar soaps, lotions, deodorants, makeup, sunscreen to name just a few).  GOOD hand washing is as important as ever.</p>
<p>Thank you for sharing the information of the product</p>
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