Is it true that once you have mrsa you never get rid of it?

MRSA: False. There are powerful antibiotics to kill the staph germ that's causing it. Sulfa drugs, vancomycin, clindamycin, daptomycin, doxycycline, Linezolid have all been used successfully for this nasty infection.

Decolonization: Talk to your doctor about MRSA decolonization. I usually decolonize any patient that has a history of recurrent MRSA infections. I think decolonizing these patients will decrease the risk of them getting a repeat infection. My decolonization protocol includes the use of bactroban (mupirocin) and hibiclense. Sometimes we have to decolonize close contacts. Goc M.D. Or go2 D.O.