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westcoast555

I recently saw an upscale SP in a downtown condo... I've been there before and everything is usually fine. The girls DO offer GFE including BBBJ which makes me nervous but I'm willing to take a chance.

However... about 2 or 3 days later I noticed a little pimple on my right side. Basically it got bigger and bigger and was rather nastily infected. I had to go to the doctor to have it removed and it was very painful and unpleasant.

It tested positive for CA-MRSA ( 'Community Aquired Methicillin Resistant Stapphlocaucus Aureas ).

I had to go on Clindamycin for two weeks and it's been a long healing process.

I believe I caught this from lying on a towel that hadn't been changed on the bed in the SP suite. Can you catch MRSA directly from a towel? I had no break in the skin as far as I know. I did shower immediately afterward but I notitced they didn't have anti-bacterial soap which is always a good idea.

How long is MRSA viable in the environment outside the body? ( ie, doorknob, towel etc. )

Is MRSA on the rise in Vancouver and how many people are picking it up in Massage Parlours etc?

I saw a thread on 'towels' but this is important enough I wanted to start a new one. Believe me, you don't want this. It's scary and it's gross!

Thankfully I've had cultures taken and I'm now negative ( you can get 'colonized' with this stuff )

Any additional info would be appreciated, specifically if you're seeing a lot of this.

Fellas.... insist on clean, fresh towels, antibacterial soap.. and shower before and after!
 
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westcoast555

Any info from the Nurse on this?

Hoping to find out if this is a known, chronic, or endemic risk in Vancouver currently.

What is the correllation of MRSA incidence and the sex trade?

thanks
 
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westcoast555

No, it's treatable but it's resistant to some antibiotics.

It's nasty and people with weakened immune systems can have a real problem with it.

Also, there's different strains. The worst is the stuff that hangs around in hospitals.

Trust me DO NOT go to a hospital if you don't have to and DO NOT have any surgical procedure unless it's necessary. The stuff in the hospitals is very antibiotic resistant because it's seen every antibiotic and has mutated.

The strain that I had is less virulent and is what's known as 'community aquired' - hence my post about skanky towels.
 

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I recently saw an upscale SP in a downtown condo... I've been there before and everything is usually fine. The girls DO offer GFE including BBBJ which makes me nervous but I'm willing to take a chance.

However... about 2 or 3 days later I noticed a little pimple on my right side. Basically it got bigger and bigger and was rather nastily infected. I had to go to the doctor to have it removed and it was very painful and unpleasant.

It tested positive for CA-MRSA ( 'Community Aquired Methicillin Resistant Stapphlocaucus Aureas ).

I had to go on Clindamycin for two weeks and it's been a long healing process.

I believe I caught this from lying on a towel that hadn't been changed on the bed in the SP suite. Can you catch MRSA directly from a towel? I had no break in the skin as far as I know. I did shower immediately afterward but I notitced they didn't have anti-bacterial soap which is always a good idea.

How long is MRSA viable in the environment outside the body? ( ie, doorknob, towel etc. )

Is MRSA on the rise in Vancouver and how many people are picking it up in Massage Parlours etc?

I saw a thread on 'towels' but this is important enough I wanted to start a new one. Believe me, you don't want this. It's scary and it's gross!

Thankfully I've had cultures taken and I'm now negative ( you can get 'colonized' with this stuff )

Any additional info would be appreciated, specifically if you're seeing a lot of this.

Fellas.... insist on clean, fresh towels, antibacterial soap.. and shower before and after!




Thanks for bringing up the topic of MRSA.

Staphyloccus aureus (commonly known as staph) is a bacterium that lives on the skin and in the nose of about 25% of us. This is normal and is called colonization. Just keep in mind that our body has many bacteria that live on and in us and most do not have harmful effects. If you are colonized, no treatment is necessary, but if you develop an infection, you may require treatment.

Methicillin Resistant Staphyloccus Aureus (MRSA) is a staph bacterium which is not killed by most antibiotics. MRSA might go away without treatment, but usually it does not. Currently treatment to remove MRSA from the skin is not recommended if it is not causing infection.
In the past MRSA was mostly found in sick people who had contact with a health care facility. Recently there has been a rapid increase of some new strains of MRSA in the community, and these bacterium can cause aggressive infection such as abscesses and boils in otherwise healthy people. This is called Community Associated MRSA (CA-MRSA).

I have found one study where athletes (particularly those involved in contact sports), military personnel, men who have sex with men, intravenous drug users, as well as inmates of correctional facilities are at higher risk for CA-MRSA. In most of these people the MRSA would have been transmitted via skin to skin contact or contact with unwashed equipment, towels, sheets etc.

For westcoast555 it is impossible to say if your CA-MRSA infection was acquired from your recent visit to an SP or if you already had it on your skin. We do not classify MRSA as a sexually transmitted infection but rather a bacterium that is passed by close contact with other human beings and their stuff. MRSA can live in the environment for long periods of time.

Below are some Health Canada recommendations for preventing the spread of MRSA. We have chosen the recommendations that make the most sense for people on PERB

• Antibiotic resistant organisms are usually spread on the hands. Hand washing with soap and water, or using an alcohol-based hand antiseptic, before and after contact is the key to preventing transmission
• Keep wounds and lesions covered with clean, dry bandages
• Do not share personal items (e.g., towels, washcloths, razors, clothing)
• Changing sheets and towels between clients
• Ensuring surfaces are cleaned and disinfected between clients
• Wash used linens and clothes with hot water and laundry detergent. Use a clothes dryer, rather than air-drying, which may also help kill bacteria
• Providing a regular cleaning schedule

Let us know if you want us to expand on a topic. Remember if you would like to ask me a personal question just send me a PM.

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