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Can Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia Infection Lead To Death?

Hi Dr. Thanks for taking my question. I lost my 55 yr. old sister in March. She had been admitted into the hospital with bronchitis, was hospitalized for aprox. 5 days. Was readmitted within 3 days after leaving the hospital. This time she had pneumonia. At first they said it was a staph pneumonia. She stayed in this time almost a week, was released, went home and passed away in her sleep within 4-5 days after coming home. She called me the night before she passed away and told me she may have to go back in the hospital as she was not feeling well. I begged her to go in right away and she assured me she was going to. Well, she didn t and we got a call the next day that she passed away in her sleep that night in her bed. I am heartbroken. Did she pick a bug up in the hospital that could have taken her life?
Thu, 11 Sep 2014
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Hello, Thnx to contact us. If I am your treating doctor I would like to advice you that your doubt may be correct. There is a one terminology in the hospital infection control you can say it as hospital acquired infection. In this condition patient develop infection within seven days of admission or after discharge from the hospital. Staphylococcus is the most notorious in this category. As your sister is having bronchitis it is vulnerable to secondary infection. As she admitted in the hospital she got the staphylococcus present in the hospital. And most worst thing about this Staphylococcus is its multi-resistant nature. It will not respond to routinely prescribed drug. If you have anything else to ask please contact me. Thanx. Dr. Arun Tank
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Can Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia Infection Lead To Death?

Hello, Thnx to contact us. If I am your treating doctor I would like to advice you that your doubt may be correct. There is a one terminology in the hospital infection control you can say it as hospital acquired infection. In this condition patient develop infection within seven days of admission or after discharge from the hospital. Staphylococcus is the most notorious in this category. As your sister is having bronchitis it is vulnerable to secondary infection. As she admitted in the hospital she got the staphylococcus present in the hospital. And most worst thing about this Staphylococcus is its multi-resistant nature. It will not respond to routinely prescribed drug. If you have anything else to ask please contact me. Thanx. Dr. Arun Tank