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Is MRSA Contagious?
My Dad has MRSA on his ankle bone. It is bandaged, then wrapped with the compression stocking. His doctor says he is not contagious unless it is touched, and of course, it can t be if covered. He lives in Assisted living, and they are insisting on keeping him isolated. Don t you feel he is not a contagious risk?
Mon, 9 May 2016
Hi
The doctor is correct that MRSA can only be transferred from one person to another by touch.
I do understand the isolation order for now until the infection is eradicated, though--standard policy for facilities like that
The doctor is correct that MRSA can only be transferred from one person to another by touch.
I do understand the isolation order for now until the infection is eradicated, though--standard policy for facilities like that
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