Once you get mrsa, do you have it forever ?

No: You might be at a greater risk of reinfection, but it is treatable with antibiotics. A culture can reveal what the MRSA is exactly sensitive to and allow the doctors to tailor therapy to it directly.

MRSA: Most people who have infection with this organism are nasopharygeal and skin carriers. This carriage state can be eliminated in some with a regimen of Mupirocin in the nares and Chlorhexidine soaps during bathing for a month.