MRSA has become very common in hospitals in the past decade. If it doesn't get into the lungs, or the blood, which is extremely rare, it is treatable. Most of the time it is on the surface of the skin. It is an epidemic in American hospitals. So many people think hospitals are the safest germ free environment around. Actually, the reverse is true. Hospitals are germ infested filthy environments and MRSA is the "bug" of choice. I know of a hospital in Indiana where MRSA was so bad that they had to close the hospital and move to a new location. They donated the hospital building to a nonprofit organization that is going in sterilzing and renovating before they can move in.

I have had many cases in medical malpractice involving MRSA. The key is to keep the infected area clean and dry and to make sure the meds are working. If they are not, they need to switch her right away. We will keep her in our prayers.