Harrison,
I don't think more antibiotics is the answer--far from it. EVERYONE has staph in their nose, and a good percentage of those are methicillin resistant. This is not to say that staph is not an opportunistic pathogen that thrives in immunocompromised patients. However, if you have an infection (ie immunocomprosmised) they won't put you on an OR table.
It comes down to simple things like hand washing and not wearing neck ties (which can harbor MRSA and lead to nosocomial infections--this is especially true for physicians in the hospital).
With all of our antibacterial soaps, etc. has made us TOO clean, which has resulted in highly resistance strains of pathogens to antibiotics/antivirals.
One easy step in the right direction: quit using antibacterial soap.
Justin
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