Staphylococcus aureus common in people who are hiv +

I have been dating a women for a year and a half feb 07-nov 08.Have had unprotected sex couple of times but test hiv - in june 08. i just found out she has these acne like spot on her face and shoulder. She say it body ance. I read the bottle of cream she uses and its Clindamycin. I looked it up and it say it is use to treat acne and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus common in people who are hiv + ? She also has vigoligo. Couple week ago i broke out with the same kind of acne she has. I have test neg in june . If she was hiv

[LIZZIE LOU]

she has acne...not hiv.

[eric1966]

could this be Folliculitis due to hiv? I have the same sysmtoms  acne type pumps that pop up on my arms and back

[littlemisslucifer]

Staph. Aureus is common among the skin flora of the majority of people. MRSA is present on around 2% of people admitted to hospital (only based on the hospital I work at), and is in no way connected to a person's HIV status.

Stop being paranoid about your poor girlfriend's acne. And stop reading symptoms online. The human brain makes connections between obscure things, it isn't productive.

[eric1966]

But its on the back of her neck and shoulder and chest. Hiv does not cause Staph. Aureu?

[eric1966]

i  have the same looking acne now

[Teak]

If you have a concern about acne see a dermatologist.

[eric1966]

i did they said it was flea bite but i have no dogs. the doctor would know if the acne/bump had something to do with hiv?

[Teak]

You don't get acne with HIV.

[eric1966]

how about Folliculitis?

[Teak]

Enough.. were done with the 101 questions. You know when you are to test let that give you your answers.

[needtobesure]

I just pulled this from UCSF, so it is pretty common but obviously many people have S. Aureus anyways.

Dermatologic Manifestations of Staphylococcus Aureus

Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cutaneous bacterial infection in persons with HIV disease. Approximately 50% of HIV-infected persons are nasal carriers of S. aureus, explaining in part the high rate of infection.(4,5) Infection with S. aureus may occur before any other signs or symptoms of HIV infection. Morphologic patterns that may occur include: bullous impetigo, ecthyma, folliculitis, hidradenitis-like plaques, abscesses, cellulitis, and pyomyositis.(6)

[nursegirl6572]

OLD thread.....look at the dates before you post!!!