MRSA - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

I know one of the ladies I worked with at the medical office ended up with MRSA & my cousin got it from daycare. It is like a worse version of STAPH infeciton. It is highly contagious! I know my friend, she was sick, with like a cold & her immune system was down & she ended up getting the MRSA again. She did multiple antibiotics, and ended up on IV antibiotics after falling & scraping her knees & getting MRSA infection in her knee.
You might want to take your child to a INFECTIOUS DISEASE DOCTOR because they know a lot more about MRSA and how to control it.

I would check and double-check that he is better, and about him being contagious, with his doctors, and even make sure they are sure. Ask every question you have, and keep asking until you get a clear, understandable answer. MRSA can be really serious, and even fatal. I don't think it sounds as serious in your son's case (but I am only guessing based on what you said about his healing). I was diagnosed with an infection in the hospital after my c-section, and when they were unclear whether it was MRSA, they put me into isolation for 4 days. (my infection took quite a few days to diagnose)

Anyway, I don't think you should be alarmed, but I would make every effort to make sure your son, and whoever else could possibly be exposed, are safe.

my daughter is still getting over her staph infection. its the same thing, but mrsa is basically a staph infection thats medicine resistant. it really depends on the type of staph you have. bacterial is treatable with medication. my daughter had viral, so we had to wait it out. my doctor said once the bumps start to dry and scab, they are no longer contagious. if they have any "fresh" bumps, they are still contagious. he too said it is very common these days and people with eczema are more likely to get it. does your son have eczema? my daughter does. as long as he doesn't have any non-scabbed bumps, i wouldn't worry, he is no longer contagious. but they say you should always inform his doctor if he ever sees a different one in the hospital or elsewhere that he has had this condition.

My daughter had something similar two years ago, though it was never diagnosed as MRSA. Her boils were on her face and were so resistant that she had to be hospitalized for three days so they could pump antibiotics into her. It was very scary, but she healed well and there are no signs of the boils on her face.