Quote From: gwarrior6
I read over my 2nd paragraph, and wanted to clarify:
Yes, you can have MRSA and not get sick, but pass it on.
As for the cleaning, it will only get rid of the MRSA that's on surfaces (and not necessarily all of it).
It comes down to being hygenic.
MRSA seems to be more prevalent in crowded, dirty environments, among athletes and in prisons, also.
One reason why it's spread in hospitals is that it takes a day or two to get the results from a culture (which identifies MRSA), so that person has a couple of days of NOT being in isolation. Also, even isolated patients occasionally have to "travel"down to different departments in the hospital,which can spread it.
I'd suggest that people who visit the hospital carry a little bottle of hand sanitizer, and use right before they get in the car to go home (to prevent the bacteria from getting on your steering wheel). Even sanitizers are not enough. When you get home, WASH your hands thoroughly.
