MRSA Question

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I had a nurse tell me that all healthcare workers are probably colonized with MRSA in their noses, just not enough to make us sick. Is this true? If I get immunocompromised one day, can I get deathly ill with respiratory MRSA? I'm a little frightened. :o

I recently read an article about MRSA. It stated that in the U.S. 15% of healthy cats and 38% of dogs with recurrent pyoderma were found to have MRSA. Does anyone else find this extremely interesting? I am anxious to hear other thoughts on this subject.

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Specializes in Case Mgmt, Anesthesia, ICU, ER, Dialysis.

My favorite is when I've been caring for a new admit for 3 days, come back on the fourth to find them on isolation for MRSA.

"Oh yeah, the wife/husband/significant other told us today they were in the other hospital last week/month/year for MRSA. The cultures came back positive."

:-\ Lovely.

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yeah that is definately need to know information! preferably as soon as possible. but usually the info comes a day late and a dollar short!

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Specializes in LTC.

My husband has MRSA (we don't know yet if it is active) and everytime he goes to his Dr's I have to remind them that he has been positive in the past. This is all in the same hospital system too. VERY scary.

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