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Styphyloccocus eureaus
How long can styphyloccocus eureaus stay in someone's body before it can be detected through a lab test?
Regular staph aureus is everywhere. Are you asking about the drug resistant variety MRSA? In the ER we swab inside the nostrils to culture for it. It's detected right away. If you come back positive, your chart is flagged and the staff is alerted to use Contact Isolation procedures. But being colonized with MRSA does not mean you are going to get sick. If you are healthy and practice good hygiene there shouldn't be a problem. It's the elderly, infants, HIV, etc - they are susceptible to MRSA infection.
Some people are colonized with staph aureus, and it lives on their skin without causing issues. I think you can detect fairly low levels if you decide to culture it, though. Why do you want to know?
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