Staph aureus and bronchiectasis

[tubelloabril]

Hi

Is anyone of you colonized with staphilococus aureus in your bronchiectasis?

[Carnival567]

Apparently I am, but it doesn’t seem to cause any problem at the moment

[tubelloabril in reply to Carnival567]

Hi ! Do you have cysticfibrosis? Or any inmune issues? I am colonized with staphilococus aureus but dr says is notcommon in just bronchiectasis patient so he will send me to test for CF. I am scared. Do you have just bronchiectasis?

[Carnival567 in reply to tubelloabril]

Hello again. I also have obliterative bronchiolitis, pulmonary hypertension and atrial fibrillation and congenital heart disease. I do not, thank goodness, have CF, and they do not usually test people my age, 75. You are very lucky to have such a conscientious doctor who is being very careful. I know it sounds weird to say this, but if you do have CF then better to know and be cared for than not know until it is too late. However, I sincerely hope that you do not have it and wish you all the best for a negative test result xx

[tubelloabril in reply to Carnival567]

Thanks Carnival! I had my sweat test done last week and THANKS GOD it is negative, so no CF. I have greenish sputum with the staph, this is the only symptom I have...

[Carnival567 in reply to tubelloabril]

Very pleased to hear that you have a negative result.

[TomTitTot in reply to tubelloabril]

Hi, I frequently get staph aureus pneumonia, just getting over one now in fact. I know it can be a bit daunting to hear that your lungs are colonized (we're not damn continents, after all) but actually it can be quite common in patients with bronchiectasis.

As to the CF test, is your doctor wanting to do genetic testing or are they talking about the sweat test? (painless by the way)

I do have immune system issues and as a result have no resistance to bacterial infections and because my bronchiectasis is so extensive I often get an array of nasty infections. Colonization can be kept at a very low bacillary load with care and attention, and jumping at the first signs of infection helps to shorten the days you are unwell.

Hope this helps a little, take care

TomTitTot

[tubelloabril in reply to TomTitTot]

Thank you very much Tom! I think there are not so many people here colonized with staph. I had my sweat test done and thanks GOD it is negative, Im so relieved... as I said above I dont have any other symptoms that greenish sputum with staph... so Im trying to get used to it.

Thanks

[TomTitTot in reply to tubelloabril]

Tubelloabril, I'm not sure anyone ever gets used to coughing up green stuff. The trick is to monitor any changes and jump on them as quickly as possible.

Take care, TomTitTot