Ok, so I know someone can get "colonized" with MRSA and it can be found out by swabbing their nares. Many of us nurses are probably MRSA positive if we all got swabbed. My question though, is what exactly does this mean? How would we infect others or become infected ourselves if it is in our nares? If we touched our nares, and then touched one of our wounds, would we infect ourselves with MRSA in the wound? I'm SO confused!!!