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Is MRSA Contagious?

I was just told today that my mother who has been sick and in a rehab/nursing home facility and in and out of the hospital , that she has MRSA ( spelling ?) I have been in the rooms with her on several occasions and have kissed her forehead. I was told that she had a colony in her nose. I babysit our 8 month old grandson every weekend , should I be afraid to be around him ?
Mon, 22 Dec 2014
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Hello,
I understand your concern.
I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query.

In my opinion MRSA is contagious.

You should not contact your children frequently with the mother.

Avoid sharing of personal care equipment like napkins, towels, bedsheets etc.

Mupirocin is the antibiotic used to clear all the MRSA from the body. Its colonisation sites are nasal cavity, umbilicus, groins etc. So cleaning and dressing this part will clear the site from MRSA.

Once you complete the cleaning check it with swabbing of this part. If swabbing checks it to be positive for MRSA, re treatment with mupirocin is necessary.


I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/DrArun.
Thank you.
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist.
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Is MRSA Contagious?

Hello, I understand your concern. I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query. In my opinion MRSA is contagious. You should not contact your children frequently with the mother. Avoid sharing of personal care equipment like napkins, towels, bedsheets etc. Mupirocin is the antibiotic used to clear all the MRSA from the body. Its colonisation sites are nasal cavity, umbilicus, groins etc. So cleaning and dressing this part will clear the site from MRSA. Once you complete the cleaning check it with swabbing of this part. If swabbing checks it to be positive for MRSA, re treatment with mupirocin is necessary. I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you. Dr Arun Tank Infectious diseases specialist.