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The Respiralia Group has a Cystic Fibrosis cross-infection prevention protocol that must be followed to keep your center free of infection foci. In this informative capsule we talk about this topic.
Training and family experience
With her training and experience lived within her own family, Paz is a fundamental support for the families of the Cystic Fibrosis Balearic Association and the Respiralia Foundation.
In this informative capsule he tells us how a cross-infection protocol should be in an association or entity attended by people with Cystic Fibrosis.
Why are there cross-infections if CF is not contagious?
Cystic Fibrosis is not a contagious disease, but, nevertheless, if a person with CF has a certain bacteria and interacts with another person with CF who does not, it is very likely that there will be a cross-infection between them.
The reason is simple. The fact that the mucus accumulated in the airways of people with Cystic Fibrosis is thick makes its expulsion difficult, since the cilia are not able to mobilize them. This accumulation of mucus is the perfect habitat for the colonization of bacteria, so the probability that these bacteria will be accommodated is very high. Therefore, having healthy habits, especially in people with Cystic Fibrosis, will help to avoid this situation.
Why are people without CF not as affected by these bacteria?
In a healthy person the cilia will be able to do their job and the bacteria will leave the body without too many problems.
Actions to be taken by people with CF and their families
We can highlight the frequent washing of hands with normal or hydroalcoholic soap, keeping a distance of 2 meters from another person with CF or another person with respiratory symptoms, coughing into the elbow and, very importantly, notifying the team of professionals of the results of the sputum analysis.
3 bacteria that should be banned in a Cystic Fibrosis Association
There are 3 bacteria that are highly transmissible and resistant to antibiotics. These are Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Burkholderia cepacia or Mycobacterium abscesus. In these cases, neither people with CF with this infection nor their families should participate in any activity or service of our entities, either outside or in our facilities, so the service is provided at home.
Experience with Mycobacterium abscesus
Paz Arizti tells us about her experience with the infection of her son, Dani Rio, with Mycobacterium Abscesus. You can watch the informative capsule recorded in 2021 with Dani in this link.
In February 2019 he was detected with this mycobacterium. After suffering a health slump that almost cost him his life and 3 years of very aggressive antibiotic treatment, in the fourth year he started to become negative for mycobacteria.
While our cross-infection protocol would have allowed them to rejoin after one year of being negative, the family themselves decided to wait another year to make sure that, after completing the antibiotic treatment, the mycobacterium did not reappear.
A long awaited return
Today, 5 years after the detection of this bacterium, the family returns to the activity of the Respiralia Group with total normality.
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