NCUK Virtual Patient Handbook

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MRSA lives harmlessly on the skin of around 1 in 30 people, usually in the nose, armpits, groin or buttocks. This is known as “colonisation” or “carrying” MRSA. You can get MRSA on your skin by: • touching someone who has it • sharing things like towels, sheets and clothes with someone who has MRSA on their skin • touching surfaces or objects that have MRSA on them Getting MRSA on your skin will not make you ill, and it may go away in a few hours, days, weeks or months without you noticing, but it could cause an infection if it gets deeper into your body.

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