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With regards to alcohol, yes it will kill MRSA. The problem is that straight rubbing alcohol is very drying to the skin and so not really suitable for daily use. The old alcohol rubs were also pretty drying, but they are now coming out with alcohol based cleansers that also have moisturizers in them and don't dry the skin as much. That's what I use at the hospital I work at and my skin doesn't dry out. The bottles are on the walls by the door to the room, get a squirt in the hands on the way in and a squirt on the way out...little dab 'l do ya!
The only bug (that I know of) that won't be effectively neutralized by an alcohol based lotion is Clostridium Difficile, that bug has a spore form which is only effectively removed by good old fashioned soap and water.
MRSA is in the community, it's just a fact at this point. It is not, however, this menace that is waiting to kill you at a moment's notice. It's another bacteria just like other bacteria. It's just more resistant to antibiotics. That doesn't mean that with good hygeine you can't live a full and MRSA free life.
MRSA is the big thing now, but don't think this is the only bug that we will see develop multi-drug resistance. It's up to the pharmaceutical companies to keep pumping out new types of antibiotics that are effective against these resistant bacteria. Of course the other option would be to stop using antibiotics altogether and wait about 100 years. Then they would all probly work again...
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Rick
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