RE: gloves/bacterial infection

I had a similar experience this year with my compost pile.  Very long story,
Reader's Digest version:

After working out there relayering earlier this year, within two days I had
sores in my nose, headache, burning when I breathed.  Went to the doctor,
they did a culture, I had a "weird" bacterial infection that they had to get
a microbiologist to identify -- it turned out to be related to the
soil/compost.

I had two courses of antibiotics, the last one at 1000 mg a day for two
weeks, and if that didn't work I was going to have to go to the hospital for
antibiotics via IV -- thank God the last course worked.  It was a long,
about 6 week healing process.

The SAD PART is apparently this is not that uncommon with city folks --
those raised in the country have often built an immunity to these bacteria.
I do have asthma and allergies so I was a prime candidate, plus being a city
girl and never composting before...

Coincidentally, a microbiologist on another list I'm on was commenting that
when he's doing "tests" with this stuff he had to "import" people from out
of his rural state, because they had an immunity to it.  He was warning us
all to be careful with compost and was surprised it wasn't more often
discussed (some of the risks).

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!

Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mclainakag@aol.com [M*@aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 11:33 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: gloves
> 
> 
> Susan -
> 
> I'm really at the tail end of the "gloves" discussion but I 
> just thought to 
> mention some information that has recently been given to me.
> 
> A friend of a friend was "playing in the dirt" w/o gloves and 
> she had a small 
> cut on the inside of her hand.  She ended up with a terrible 
> infection that 
> landed her in the hospital....so bad of an infection that a disease 
> specialist had been called in to give her a special antibiotic thru a 
> cathiter (sp) in her check.  She was diagnosed with a 
> "bacterial fungus" that 
> was in the soil.  It has been over a month and she still has 
> to go the 
> hospital for the antibiotic.
> 
> I too am guilty of not always wearing my gloves...seems they 
> are in the front 
> yard and I'm working in the back yard.  Last year my 
> mother-n-law introduced 
> me to the silicone glove.  It is a lotion that does not wash off but 
> exfoliates.  The product protects your hands from soil 
> fungus' and any 
> fertilizers that you might use.  It can be purchased thru 
> Avon and DynaGro 
> carries such a product.    If you are interested DynaGro's 
> phone number 
> 800/Dyna-Gro and the product is called "gloves in a bottle".  
> It is not the 
> most reasonable price, I believe between $8 - $10 dollars a 
> bottle, but it 
> does go along way.
> 
> I like the feel of the soil so this has been a solution in 
> the glove problem. 
>  Now I just have to remember to apply the lotion.
> 
> Just a little F.Y.I.
> 
> Happy Gardening,
> 
> Kemberly McLain
> Katy, Texas  Zone 9
> 
> P.S.  We might be related.....I too have that "round" shape
> 
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