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 ?
Hello, I understand your concern. I am Chat Doctor, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query. In my opinion MRSA is contagious. You should not contact your child Chat Doctor. 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 colonization sites are nasal cavity, umbilicus, groins etc. So cleaning and