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How is mrsa be contracted?

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Dr. Lauren Romeo answered

Specializes in Wound Care

Skin contact: Mrsa is a staph infection that is resistant to an antibiotic. That said i tell my patients to wash and have all people they contact to wash their hands.

Answered 5/30/2013

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Contact: MRSA is spread by contact. Get MRSA by touching another person's skin with MRSATouching objects that have bacteria.weak immune systems in hospitals, nursing homes,and other health care centers. Community acquired MRSA increasing.Populations that share close quarters or have more skin-to-skin contact spread it. Examples are team athletes, military recruits, and prison inmates.Affecting younger ages

Answered 2/21/2015

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