Posted on 06/02/2017 11:44:11 AM PDT by Cementjungle
Quest often won’t put results on your portal until weeks after the test. Also, as you found out, Quest has designed itself to deliberately have zero customer service. It’s impossible to contact Quest in any meaningful way and certainly impossible to get Quest to respond in any meaningful way.
Quest has provided other test results (tests unrelated to this one) that were done after this one. The doctor got the results from them weeks ago, but so far won't let me see them. And yes, Quest is pretty impossible to communicate with.
I have called the CDC... he said "we aren't aware of any laws that would force anyone to show you your results." I said "Well, don't HIPPA laws do that?". He said "Well, yes you're right... you're better off trying the Florida health department".
I tried the FL health department, and as with all government things in FL they're useless.
There doesn’t seem to be a ‘ground zero’ for C. auris, as cases have appeared in different geographical locations somewhat simultaneously. The following is from an article that came out yesterday:
“Most cases of C. auris that have been reported have been from the blood,” Tsay wrote in an email, though she noted that it has also been seen in urine, the respiratory tract, wounds, bile fluid and the ear.
“The fact that it has been found in other sites may also reflect its ability to persist on a patient’s body and be spread in the environment around them — one of (the) reasons that C. auris is causing outbreaks,” Tsay said.”
“Another concern is that testing of patients’ rooms identified C. auris on mattresses, beds, windowsills, chairs, infusion pumps and countertops. This ability to linger on the surfaces of health care environments and spread between patients is unlike most of the other 20 species of Candida that cause infections in humans.”
“After a thorough cleaning with a sodium hypochlorite-based disinfectant, the fungus could not be found in the rooms of patients infected with C. auris.”
DR. MERCOLA has excellent articles on candida albicans http://www.drmercola.com/results/?q=Candida%20Auris
Infectious Disease Ping - ( Candida auris , a fungus that acts like a yeast) at:
At : www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3554878/posts
" Good article pointing out political and medical issues vs. financial expenditures.
in what "Acting Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Anne Schuchat calls it a "catastrophic threat ", with no ($$) follow through . "
If they have to close places down due to the superbug, then t might be a risk to the public who needs to use the facility for other things (heart attacks, accidents, etc.). And, of course if a hospital has to close for any period of time it costs them a lot of money.
http://13wham.com/news/top-stories/superbug-fungus-reported-at-rochester-hospital
What about non pharmaceutical antifungals?
If you’re worried, it might help to kill the sugar and starch in the diet for a week or two and build your immune system:
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin B-12
Omega-3 fish oil
Vinegar/honey
Cranberries
Yogurt
Grapefruit seed extract
Garlic and Thyme (spaghetti!)
Coconut oil/drop of clove gargle
Peanut Butter*
Coconut oil* light drizzle on sweet potatoes
* note medication precautions: https://www.verywell.com/caprylic-acid-89017
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