Drug-resistant staph found to be passed in gay sex

The Raven · 01-15-2008, 01:46 AM

Drug-resistant staph found to be passed in gay sex

http://www.reuters.com/article/domes...22&sp=true

By Amanda Beck

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A drug-resistant strain of potentially deadly bacteria has moved beyond the borders of U.S. hospitals and is being transmitted among gay men during sex, researchers said on Monday.

They said methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is beginning to appear outside hospitals in San Francisco, Boston, New York and Los Angeles.

Sexually active gay men in San Francisco are 13 times more likely to be infected than their heterosexual neighbors, the researchers reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

"Once this reaches the general population, it will be truly unstoppable," said Binh Diep, a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco who led the study. "That's why we're trying to spread the message of prevention."

According to chemical analyses, bacteria are spreading among the gay communities of San Francisco and Boston, the researchers said.

"We think that it's spread through sexual activity," Diep said.

This superbug can cause life-threatening and disfiguring infections and can often only be treated with expensive, intravenous antibiotics.

It killed about 19,000 Americans in 2005, most of them in hospitals, according to a report published in October in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

About 30 percent of all people carry ordinary staph chronically. It can be passed by touching other people or by depositing the bacteria on surfaces or objects.

The bacteria can cause deep-tissue infections if they enter the body through a wound in the skin.

Of those people who carry staph, most carry it in their noses but community-based MRSA also can live in and around the anus and is passed between sexual partners.

Incidence of MRSA is rising along with the resurgence of syphilis, rectal gonorrhea, and new HIV infections partly because of changes in beliefs about the severity of HIV and an increase in risky behaviors, such as illicit drug use and having sex that abrades the skin, Diep's team wrote.

"Your likelihood of contracting each of these diseases increases with the number of sexual partners that you have," Diep said. "The same can probably be said for MRSA."

Staph infections often look like raised red dots on the skin. Left untreated, the areas can swell and fill with pus.

The best way to avoid infection is by washing the hands or genitals with soap and water, Diep said.

(Editing by Maggie Fox and Bill Trott)

BBshot · 01-15-2008, 01:59 AM

:sick

Brad King · 01-15-2008, 08:34 AM

:sick.........Well thatwas a great read.

Crappie1962 · 01-15-2008, 09:28 AM

Gloryboy,

LMAO that was such a great and funny reply. Im still in tears.

Thanks for a great laugh....LMAO

And yes it is a very groose subject.

But still we need to spread the news that them there buddy bumpers are in danger of dying. Just not soon enough....LOL

H2OMARK · 01-15-2008, 09:34 AM

Just caught the researchers name Binh Diep.

doh I'll bet he has been.

Flounderpounder · 01-15-2008, 10:07 AM

It's an easy subject to make fun of, but very scary in that it can (and likely will) spread to the general public, as aids did. It's nasty stuff...my FIL caught it (in a hospital), and was dead about 2 weeks later! Maybe we DO need some population control/reduction, but this ain't gonna be a fun way to acheive it. If it DOES get loose, and hits YOUR family, I bet you won't be laughing then!

PaleRed · 01-15-2008, 10:57 AM

I was under the impression that all staph is drug resistant.

And i'll throw this in as well......:sick

team lite line · 01-15-2008, 11:48 AM

sick

FlounderAssassin · 01-15-2008, 12:28 PM

sick:sick

fire228 · 01-15-2008, 01:05 PM

banghead

01-15-2008, 01:46 AM	#1
The Raven Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 350	Drug-resistant staph found to be passed in gay sex Drug-resistant staph found to be passed in gay sex http://www.reuters.com/article/domes...22&sp=true By Amanda Beck<SPAN id=midArticle_byline><SPAN id=midArticle_0> SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A drug-resistant strain of potentially deadly bacteria has moved beyond the borders of U.S. hospitals and is being transmitted among gay men during sex, researchers said on Monday.<SPAN id=midArticle_1> They said methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is beginning to appear outside hospitals in San Francisco, Boston, New York and Los Angeles.<SPAN id=midArticle_2> Sexually active gay men in San Francisco are 13 times more likely to be infected than their heterosexual neighbors, the researchers reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine.<SPAN id=midArticle_3> "Once this reaches the general population, it will be truly unstoppable," said Binh Diep, a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco who led the study. "That's why we're trying to spread the message of prevention."<SPAN id=midArticle_4> According to chemical analyses, bacteria are spreading among the gay communities of San Francisco and Boston, the researchers said.<SPAN id=midArticle_5> "We think that it's spread through sexual activity," Diep said.<SPAN id=midArticle_6> This superbug can cause life-threatening and disfiguring infections and can often only be treated with expensive, intravenous antibiotics.<SPAN id=midArticle_7> It killed about 19,000 Americans in 2005, most of them in hospitals, according to a report published in October in the Journal of the American Medical Association.<SPAN id=midArticle_8> About 30 percent of all people carry ordinary staph chronically. It can be passed by touching other people or by depositing the bacteria on surfaces or objects.<SPAN id=midArticle_byline><SPAN id=midArticle_0> The bacteria can cause deep-tissue infections if they enter the body through a wound in the skin.<SPAN id=midArticle_1> Of those people who carry staph, most carry it in their noses but community-based MRSA also can live in and around the anus and is passed between sexual partners.<SPAN id=midArticle_2> Incidence of MRSA is rising along with the resurgence of syphilis, rectal gonorrhea, and new HIV infections partly because of changes in beliefs about the severity of HIV and an increase in risky behaviors, such as illicit drug use and having sex that abrades the skin, Diep's team wrote.<SPAN id=midArticle_3> "Your likelihood of contracting each of these diseases increases with the number of sexual partners that you have," Diep said. "The same can probably be said for MRSA."<SPAN id=midArticle_4> Staph infections often look like raised red dots on the skin. Left untreated, the areas can swell and fill with pus.<SPAN id=midArticle_5> The best way to avoid infection is by washing the hands or genitals with soap and water, Diep said.<SPAN id=midArticle_6> (Editing by Maggie Fox and Bill Trott)

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01-15-2008, 09:28 AM	#4
Crappie1962 Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 172	RE: Drug-resistant staph found to be passed in gay sex Gloryboy, LMAO that was such a great and funny reply. Im still in tears. Thanks for a great laugh....LMAO And yes it is a very groose subject. But still we need to spread the news that them there buddy bumpers are in danger of dying. Just not soon enough....LOL

01-15-2008, 09:34 AM	#5
H2OMARK Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Alabama/Spanish Cove Posts: 834	RE: Drug-resistant staph found to be passed in gay sex Just caught the researchers name Binh Diep. doh I'll bet he has been. __________________ http://www.pensacolafishingforum.com...lbums/all-fun/ "Call someplace Paradise, Kiss it goodbye" The Eagles

01-15-2008, 10:07 AM	#6
Flounderpounder Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Garcon Point Posts: 1,252	RE: Drug-resistant staph found to be passed in gay sex It's an easy subject to make fun of, but very scary in that it can (and likely will) spread to the general public, as aids did. It's nasty stuff...my FIL caught it (in a hospital), and was dead about 2 weeks later! Maybe we DO need some population control/reduction, but this ain't gonna be a fun way to acheive it. If it DOES get loose, and hits YOUR family, I bet you won't be laughing then!

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PaleRed Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Destin Posts: 444	RE: Drug-resistant staph found to be passed in gay sex I was under the impression that all staph is drug resistant. And i'll throw this in as well......:sick

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