It's not always that way...because the infection is antibiotic resistant it can be very serious. Of course people with lowered immune systems have more to worry about but as you can see by the recent press in the states ( I'm from Canada) there was a four year old that recently got it at school and died.

Thanks for the info, I'm in Canada too, and never even heard about the 4 yr old dying...which State did this happen in? What scares me the most is that, while my son got it in the ICU, all visitors to his isolated room had to wear gowns, masks, gloves, etc, but sometimes the nurses would waltz in with their gowns wide open and no mask...he was in a post-surgery ward for 5 months and no one really seemed worried about it! I was always so afraid of interacting with anyone in the hospital in case I gave it to their children!!

doctors have alot of misinformation with MRSA, no one tells you what it dose to you even after you have a negative test.
I had to go though 3 docs before I was told it never goes away, just dormant awaiting a new infection to attach itself too, or that it lowers my immune system to the point of taking months to heal from the flu or anything else instead of weeks or days.They don't tell you to weigh any surgerys after it carfully cause it can come right back especially in a hospital setting.Every one is differant to a point with this, I am hoping you son gets well and stays well, without it spreading.you will be in my prayers.