My Mom has MRSA and a wound vac and wants to come live with me...is it a threat to my children??

My Mom had lung surgery and then got MRSA in and around the wound site. She is going to be discharged in a week or so and wants to come live with me to take care of her. She will come home with a wound vac still attached. I have 2 small children....Is this something I should be concerned about??? Could she infect them??

It started out 6 weeks ago as pnemonia and thn she formed a abscess on her lung...that is why she had the lung surgery.
But we did not know about the MRSA till a few days after the surgery.

mrsa is methycillin resistant staph aureaus. your mom needs to keep all of her wound care supplies in an area not used ever by your children or you. and of course , she needs to keep her wound covered. they should teach her the importance of this prior to her discharge from the hospital. with her wound covered and her hands clean. everything should be alright. if she isn't capable of that then she needs to go to a long term acute care facility until it closes. insurance and medicare pays for this. i hope i helped.

you just need to make sure that every one keep there hands wash the hospital will give you some education package when she is discharge.

my husband had MRSA, the penoumia version, and it is extremely catchy, though I didn't get sick. I would be concerned about your small children and check with your doctor before she comes to stay with you. If she is on antibiotics, which the whole thing with MRSA is that most antibiotics don't work, it may not be catchy anymore.

This is highly contagious and u will have to keep your children away from her .
They can catch it if they dont wear rubber gloves or if u dont keep where she stays clorox at all times.
MRSA is a staff infection that requires IVs to be healed.
If your children get it they will have to be in emergency with IVs.
Just keep her area super clean and remember rubber gloves are very important.

Only if they come into direct contact with the infected wound through a wound or mucus membrane of their own (like if they touch her infected wound then put their fingers in their eyes, nose or mouth.) Sounds gross, but that is what they would have to do. And you should also wear gloves when doing anything around her wound area. Make sure you dispose of used dressings--don't leave them out. You know, just normal precautions that you would take with any infection.

as others have said, MRSA is pretty catchy. I'm a MLT intern and MRSA is a big issue. We actually have lists of the people who have it. It is greatly associated with hospital infections and can hurt people who have weak immune systems, the very old and the very young. Many people can carry this bacteria without getting sick and transfer it easily. That's the problem in hospitals. we are trying to stop the spread...but it's not working. the user who posted before me doesn't know much about the spread, being a drug researcher. i dont mean to be rude, but this person doesnt know what he/she is talking about. these bacteria are small...obviously. you dont know if youve got it completely contained. all it takes is one. and the fact that its resistant to broad spectrum antibiotics....thats why MRSA is such a big deal.

You really can't guarantee that your kids will be totally safe from the bug. not to be morbid, but there's not alot you can keep them safe from....youd have to keep them in a bubble to keep them away from various bacteria/viruses. Ask your mom's doctor if it's a problem for your kids. They will know for sure and much more able to advise you!