My husband has mrsa in his nose. he was in the hospital. he used the mupirocin ointment in his nose daily as prescribed.
is he contagious to others? A doctor has provided 1 answer MRSA: Even if you have been treated you are probably still carrying this on your skin and mucous membranes. Depends on your definition of "contagious". This organism is generally transferred person to person by direct hand contact, and then the other person may only become a carrier.
is mrsa contagious, Is a mrsa uti infection contagious to others by airborne bacteria emanating from the patient by them coughing, etc? 2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers MRSA: Once on antibiotics for a few days, as long as the antibiotic is proven (lab sensitivity test) to be effective against your strain of mrsa, you should not be contagious. However, MRSA is very hard to eradicate and can recur, causing us to question whether it is really gone. Dilute bleach baths can help reduce re-infection and spread. Contagious: Mrsa is largely passed skin to skin through direct contact.
is mrsa contagious, It does have some transmission from mats and other surfaces indirectly for a short period of time. is mrsa in the ear contagious?: Yes: If you colonize MRSA in your ear, touch it, and touch somebody el A member asked: One year old has mrsa pneumonia, been on clyndomyacin for two weeks, is she still contagious, could someone get a mrsa infection or pneumonia from her? 4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers My ent confirmed mrsa w/ bad sinus infection. taking doxy-cycline gusing muciprin mixed w/ saline spray 4x daily. how contagious am i? A doctor has provided 1 answer
