How Greg Acquired MRSA

How Greg Acquired MRSA
Greg had always been an active person, and while playing soccer with some of his friends in the spring of 2016, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee. Greg got into contact with one of the players, which resulted in him making sidestepping maneuvers because of the pain he was experiencing. Upon admission, it was noted that Greg was experiencing pain and swelling and the knee felt unstable (Castro, Smith, & Daccarett, 2016). The doctors recommended that Greg undergoes surgery in order to repair the torn ACL. The surgery went well without any issues and Greg was recuperating quite well. Three weeks after he was released from the hospital, Greg's recuperation had been progressing so well that the family felt they could go on a weekend getaway.
Greg is married and they have three children aged seven, five, and two years old. The family had always been active in sports plus other activities and the weekend was meant for them to bond and have fun. The whole trip had been well planned with numerous activities that ensured that the family members all had a fair share of their favorite activities. The sandy beaches of Florida offered the family an amazing experience that allowed them to forget about the scare that Greg had given them when he had to undergo surgery. The kids enjoyed the outdoor pool with their mother and they seemed to have so much fun playing water games. As the family was enjoying the pool games Greg was undergoing his recovery training by visiting the hotel's fitness studio where he could perform his recommended exercises. After the ACL surgery, Greg had been advised that there is a possibility of the knee swelling and they could be a buildup of excess fluid around the knee joint. These are things he started to notice when they were on vacation and he did not pay much attention to them because the swelling was not interfering with his walking or activities. There was some mild infection on his skin that looked like boils. No one paid much attention to this and it was assumed it was due to too much exposure to the sun.
After returning home from the long weekend. Greg started experiencing what he could only define as suspicious things. The swelling on his knee would increase with each passing day (Carpenter & Kendall, 2017), and on some days, it would be too hot on touch. However, the swelling could subside when he took antibiotics. Two weeks after the long weekend vacation, Greg woke up one morning and discovered that his knee felt strange. He felt the swelling had increased considerably and he could feel it was too heavy. Upon looking down, Greg could not believe what he saw. His knee was swollen to the size of a watermelon, it looked bright red, and when he touched it he felt it was too hot. Greg immediately called his doctor who upon hearing what had happened told Greg to come in right away. When Greg got to the hospital, the doctor drew some liquid from his knee and sent it to the laboratory for screening and investigation. Greg also informed the doctor about the abscess that he has been having since he went on vacation. The lab results indicated the presence of staph bacteria and the doctor prescribed daily intravenous doses of vancomycin antibiotic.
Greg's wife was worried when he heard that he had to stay in the hospital for a couple of days in order for the doctors to monitor his condition, which seemed to be worsening even after he was administered with the antibiotic.


References
Carpenter, P. S., & Kendall, K. A. (2017). MRSA chronic bacterial laryngitis: A growing problem. The Laryngoscope.
Castro, C., Smith, P., & Daccarett, M. (2016). Candida Glabrata Septic Arthritis Involving the Right Knee After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Graft Placement. MOJ Orthop Rheumatol, 4(4), 00147.