MRSA Screening
Formal name: Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus screening
At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To detect MRSA carrier status
When to Get Tested?
When your doctor wants to determine if you are a MRSA carrier (you have no evidence of an active infection) or to determine if MRSA are still present after an infection has been treated with appropriate antibiotic therapy
Sample Required?
Swab of nose; occasionally swab of wound infection site, groin, or skin lesion
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