pamnock wrote:
Jenniblu wrote:
I'm wondering if maybe due a weakened immune system, she then becamesusceptible to this bacteria. From what I am reading, P.agglomerans is found just about everywhere - plants, animals, urine,and water.
Correct -- the bacteria is very common and generally not a healththreat.
It is more of a threat in nursing homes, hospitalsor to those with compromised immune systems.
Pam
Yeah,I'm wondering if Izzy has something affecting her immunesystem before she caught this. In hospitals/nursing homes,etc. those mostly vunerable to infection are the elderly, surgerypatients,new mothers (just gave birth), and those infectedwith some other serious infection like AIDS/HIV, TB,etc.
I got infected from a patient who had shingles because I was underextreme stress (mandatory double shifts, house flooded, exposed toother pathogens, etc.) which caused my immune system to start shuttingdown.
Was Izzy under a lot of stress or fighting another infection before this happened?