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fullsafefun · 09-05-2008, 08:19 PM

Working in a health facility I hear about MRSA all the time. My question to you is - having talked with your doctor, has he said the the MRSA is colonized? The nurses at work will tell you that almost everyone has some form of MRSA but if it is colonzied then it is not contagious. The most common spot for MRSA to colonize is in the nose hairs. If the doctor tells you that the MSRA is not colonized then you are contagious and should be taking precautions. What precautions you need to take depends, if not colonized, on where your MRSA is. If it is on the skin, then it needs to be covered. Just saying you have MRSA is very vague and therefore much more scary to anyone receiving the news. To know if your MRSA has colonized you would need to have I believe three sucessive lab test done for it to be confirmed colonized, but talk to your doctor and become completely informed.

09-05-2008, 08:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
fullsafefun Registered Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 5 Location: Indiana Status: Married Female	Re: MRSA - To tell or not to tell? Working in a health facility I hear about MRSA all the time. My question to you is - having talked with your doctor, has he said the the MRSA is colonized? The nurses at work will tell you that almost everyone has some form of MRSA but if it is colonzied then it is not contagious. The most common spot for MRSA to colonize is in the nose hairs. If the doctor tells you that the MSRA is not colonized then you are contagious and should be taking precautions. What precautions you need to take depends, if not colonized, on where your MRSA is. If it is on the skin, then it needs to be covered. Just saying you have MRSA is very vague and therefore much more scary to anyone receiving the news. To know if your MRSA has colonized you would need to have I believe three sucessive lab test done for it to be confirmed colonized, but talk to your doctor and become completely informed.