MRSA can linger in homes, spreading among its inhabitants

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

Households can serve as a reservoir for transmitting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a study. Once the bacteria enters a home, it can linger for years, spreading from person to person and evolving genetically to become unique to that household.

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