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Author: fskelley
Date: 2014-06-21 03:51
That's really sad, and also frightening. My parents grew up in fear of untreatable infections in the 1920's and 30's. My Dad lost 2 brothers that way, uncles I never knew. Then my generation of baby boomers pretty much thumbed our noses at the bacterial world for 40-50 years. Looks like we may have ended up right back in about the same situation. Forces of nature are not easily tamed.
Stan in Orlando
EWI 4000S with modifications
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Author: Paula S
Date: 2014-06-24 00:45
Makes one wonder if playing clarinet encourages bacteria, especially from the mouthpiece. I used to get terrible tonsilitis in my youth. One of the reasons I stopped playing seriously then. I seem to be resistant these days though ! :-)
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Author: duder
Date: 2014-06-24 02:27
Hey
Perhaps unrelated to Clarinet however sad this death is. I cant see why a mouthpiece couldnt be disinfected by soaking in a solution of Chlorhexidine. It may discolour the mouthpiece but that would be a case of trial and error. The important thing would be (even when not disinfecting it) is to make sure it is dry before storing it. Bacteria generally like warm moist environments. If you evr drove by a hospital and would see a bed outside, that was the good old fashioned way of having sunlight kill the Resistant bacteria on it. Perhaps a rinse in water with a mild detergent and a good dry followed by a bit of sunbathing. I will look into Chlorhexidine concentrations for soaking if you wish.
God bless the young man who passed.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2014-06-24 03:17
It seems to me that removing 4 wisdom teeth in one procedure is more than minor surgery and that post operative care should have been routine. Part of the problem here is that Dental care has always been considered strictly cosmetic by the insurance industry and, thus, not life threatening.
Bob Draznik
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Author: duder
Date: 2014-06-24 04:35
Necrotising fasciitis is indeed rare and I am not sure that pre operative antibiotics may be of any help. Suffice to say it is quick and destructive requiring both surgical and antibiotic (specific to causative organism(s)) intervention.
You are correct in assuming the emphasis of cosmetic considerations prevailing over common sense, but I feel that this infection was unexpected and that by the time it was diagnosed it may well have been too late sadly
Thats only my opinion of course ymmv
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