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writes:I'm visiting my gf a LOT recently in hospital due to her illness but i haven't been changing my clothes when i get back and i have been lounging around on my bed and the sofa etc as i haven't seen the point in changing when i get back so late. I also sometimes wear the same clothes the next day so as not to dirty new ones. I have now just thought however, am i carrying bugs and dirt such as mrsa on my clothes and does this mean that i have now spread it all over my house :s if so what should i do? should i be changing and washing my clothes everytime i get back or is that just being a little too paranoid? Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (28 July 2009): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionOk, i didn't realise i was being so careless. Thank you for the follow up response and i will seriously take your comments on board. Many thanks for your time.
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reader, pinktopaz  +, writes (27 July 2009):
I'm confused at to why you're worried about MRSA? Does your girlfriend have MRSA? From my understanding is that it's already on a lot of peoples' skin and if there is a a break in the skin (just scraping your arm on something)can cause it to get into the bloodstream and attack. I really don't think you'll be spreading MRSA by not changing your clothes.
Sorry, but I do have to agree. You should change your clothes daily...and shower...
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reader, anonymous, writes (27 July 2009): if you wear a protective gown and gloves before you enter her room and take it off and clean your hands after you leave, you should be fine. mrsa (methcyllin staphlococcus aurea) will affect the ill. but really you should be wearing new clothes every day that is disgusting you put youself at a higher risk for bacterial or viral infections by not wearing new clothes i work in the hospital and will not wear the same scrubs twice in a row. be clean
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reader, anonymous, writes (27 July 2009): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionps. i didn't choose the title and it miss interprets what i wrote - i don't wear the same clothes all the time i go to hospital, i just don't instantly take them off when i've been getting home at ten o'clock each night after spending all day there as i am so tired and want to relax and i sometimes wear jeans for a day or two more. Some very ott brash and somewhat rude answers there ladies. I haven't intentionally been doing this and you make it sound like i don't care but i wouldn't be asking otherwise. A little more tacked is in order when answering these questions please.
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reader, anonymous, writes (27 July 2009): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionis it really that gross? :s i normally wear the same clothes for a whole day and jeans for a couple... thats fairly normal isn't it? i just didn't know if mrsa or something could be easily spread from visiting someone in hospital. Highly over-reactive response there i feel but thanks anyway.
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reader, Emilysanswers +, writes (27 July 2009):
It's not you that you should be bloody well worried about!!!
A third of adults in this country carry MRSA around. We are all fine with it though because it only hurts ILL people. People like YOUR GIRLFRIEND.
By being a grubby little idiot you have been bringing all the dirt from yourself and your dirty house into a hospital full of people with no immune system.
You need to start worrying about the filth you are carrying IN TO the hospital.
Do you wash your hands when you get there or have you been bombarding your poor sick girlfriend with all the dirt of the outside world?
Give her at least a chance of getting better and stop hurting her by bringing her new bacteria and filth and then touching her on a daily basis.
If you can't keep up your own personal hygiene then don't go into a hospital.
Good Luck!! xx
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