MRSA(staph)

It was the next day that the MRSA(staph is what I have always heard it called) results came back. When we arrived at Oakland they swabbed his nose. Thank goodness he was out for that, it looked painful. The results were positive. He did not have an active staph infection, but he was colonized(in his nose). Which means that he can spread staph, but he does not have an active infection that is harming his health. They said 50% of the population has it, and he could have picked it up anywhere. It was only an issue in the hospital because people there have open wounds, and suppressed immune systems. We were put on isolation. It didn't mean much at the time, but it would prove to be a difficulty for Jack.