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Can MRSA Be Contagious?
my friends young child was at my pool saturday, and just discovered she has mrsa and was infected during the visit. Im concerned about catching it. I am on a low dose of predisone, and have exzema, so i have some scatched open areas. Although I did not hold her, and so far, nothing out the ordinary yet..
Fri, 5 Sep 2014
Hello, Thnx to contact us. If I am your treating doctor I would like to advice you that MRSA infection is contagious but only if it comes in to your contact and only if the adequate numbers of bacilli are inoculated on the surface. As you are receiving the low dose prednisolone and also eczema your body has nidus to be get infected with the MRSA. I advice you to take stringent hygienic care if you find anything that shows nidus for infection immediately start the drug vancomycin under guidance of local doctor. If you have anything else to ask please contact me. Thanx. Dr. Arun Tank
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