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MRSA a Concern for Accident Victims, but New Drug Looks Promising

If you are involved in a Bucks County or Philadelphia accident, you know how your accident injuries, worry over loss of income, and length of recovery time all add stress to the event. If you become infected with staph germs after a hospital stay for accident injuries, the last thing you want is to find out is that you have contracted methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The popularly termed "superbug" known by its acronym, MRSA, is a dangerous drug-resistant infection. Bucks County personal injury lawyer Michael L. Saile, Jr. has witnessed a few of his own personal injury clients fight this ultra strong staph infection with the help of their experienced medical providers and very strong antibiotics.

Who is at risk?

You have probably at least heard of MRSA because when there is an outbreak, it is often in hospitals and other healthcare centers and so it makes national news. Patients with a MRSA infection often suffer painful sores as it affects skin and soft tissue. Another common area in which people contract the infection is at the site of a surgical incision or insertion point of a device such as a catheter or feeding tube. Although it's a frightening thought, many PA car accident victims do sustain injuries serious enough to warrant surgery, life support, and/or physical rehabiliitation, all requiring a lengthy hospital stay. Those infected with MRSA require intravenous antibiotics and the infection can be fatal. In 2010, the estimated medical cost to treat MRSA infections in the U.S. was about $5 billion.

Treatment Progress

We at Saile & Saile LLP are encouraged to learn of a recent US drug patent that has been granted to an Indian pharmaceutical company, Venus Remedies, for a drug developed seven years ago, known as Vancoplus. Already patented in South Africa, New Zealand and Ukraine, production of toxins by MRSA pathogens are restricted by the new drug, according to the company.

In addition, treatment time, cost, and adverse reactions are reduced, thus your recovery from accident injuries would be less stressful and your Philadelphia or Bucks County hospital stay could be shortened. Patients who acquire a MRSA infection typically spend at least 6 more days in the hospital than those who do not. The MRSA infection fighting drug is due to be launched in the US in 2014.

We Fight for your Physical and Financial Recovery

If you or a loved one has sustained accident injuries further complicated by a MRSA infection, a Bucks County personal injury attorney at Saile & Saile LLP is prepared to fight large insurance companies to obtain the compensation you need to make the best possible recovery. We are experienced in complex PA personal injury law and understand how difficult it can be to recover from painful accident injuries while simultaneously battling an insurance company.

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