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This is true in many cases but, as we've seen, this is being spread outside the medical facilities.

My wife had already been out of work because of the Degenerative Disk when MRSA popped up on her. She hadn't been to work in 4 weeks and so, while there are cases that this can be avoided, I don't think this is the only scenario and since my wife has been in the med field for over 15 years and has never had this happen to her, I'd say she contracted this some other way....



if someone is working in the medical field and they have picked up MRSA, you can pretty much bet that they picked it up in their place of employment. being away from work for 4 weeks would not make a difference. people can carry MRSA for months before becoming symptomatic. and then they can carry it and never become symptomatic. 15 years ago, we did not have the problem that we do with MRSA today, the biggest problem being that it has become resistant to many antibiotics. i have been in the field for double that. just because it has never happened, does not mean it will not happen. that is why standard precautions are so very important. we can never let our guard down as an employee in the medical field. in this day and age, you have to approach all patients as being infectious. sad but true. the things that are out there today are deadly. 25 years ago, we did not worry about the transmission of HIV/AIDS from patient to nurse. never happened then. but it does now.