My 2 week old son had MRSA. I had heard a lot about it on the news because there had been many out breaks at local schools around my area, but I never thought I would have to worry about my newborn. After having done research about MRSA in newborns, it turns out this is more common in male newborns who have been circumcised because of having an open wound. This was a shock to me!
I think this should be discussed with parents before their child gets circumcised, only because I could have recognized it earlier. At first I just thought maybe it was a diaper rash or maybe his diapers were rubbing him and causing little blisters. Even my sons pediatrician thought it was probably nothing. Needless to say a week later the doctor calls to tell me my son has MRSA and luckily we caught it early enough that we were able to just treat it with a topical solution and he was able to get rid of it. It was quite a scary time waiting to see if it would go away on its own or wondering if we would have to put him on stronger antibiotics (which of course on a baby so young could have terrible side effects).
I am a big advocate on doctors warning new moms about this danger and at least telling them what to look for in case they get it because the earlier the detection the better.
