A 47-year-old member asked:
which test do they do in the hospital to see if you have an mrsa aquired infection?
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Dr. Diixa Patel answered
16 years experience Infectious Disease
More info: Colonization with MRSA is usually checked with a nasal swab. Infection in blood is checked in blood cultures and sometimes wound cultures are taken if there is a wound. What are your symptoms and where is your infection?
Answered on Dec 30, 2016
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