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A member asked:

I rented my house out to someone who has mrsa unknowingly infecting my home. can i still rent it out?

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Dr. Larry Maturani answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Yes: He is colonized and will cause no harm! how about the people you bump into on a daily basis that are MRSA colonized that you do not know about.

Dr Lodha agreed

Answered 12/25/2014

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