I have tested positive for mrsa in the past from an abscess on my inner thigh area. does this mean i will always have mrsa? dr was very uninformative.

Not always: Some people can be a carrier especially in the nares. This is usually someone that has been in hospital a long time or is immunocompromised. Can also occur with someone on steroids or is of poor hygiene. The positive wound culture does not relegate you to always being positive for MRSA, Take each illness on its own merits.

Not necessarily: once the infection is adequately treated you will not have an active MRSA infection. your skin has been colonized with MRSA and no one can really know if you will always have it. there are eradication protocols for people who carry MRSA in their nares. i would say that about 1/3 of the people i see in the hospital have MRSA. it's not something to be ashamed of.