Bossywife,
MRSA resists the most common antibiotics, but there are other antibiotics that the doctors can prescribe. Is your daughter on antibiotics?
Given your husband's fluctuating counts, it's wise to be careful and to ask questions. The CDC offers some
general advice about preventing the spread of MRSA:
- Keep any open skin wounds covered.
- Everyone in the house should wash their hands frequently.
- Do not share personal items like clothing or towels.
You can ask your husband's doctor if those precautions are enough. If so, that should allay your worries. If not, the doctor might recommend keeping your husband and daughter separated until antibiotics have started to work, having one of them wear a mask when your husband's white count is low, or other precautions.
Your daughter's physician might be able to tell you when she's no longer considered contagious. It may be soon after she starts a course of antibiotics.