How Long After A Possible Exposure Do Symptoms Begin To Occur With MRSA?

Unfortunately with MRSA there aren't any true symptoms that a person can rely on to tell them if they have it or not.  Since your mother has it in her ears i would not worry about it too much, just make sure that if you hug her that you do not place your head against hers and don't share pillows or anything like that.  If you truly are worried that you or your children may have been exposed to MRSA then you need to get in to a doctor and be checked out for it.

Since i am not a doctor. See a doctor and discuss it with them. That said here is a page from the mayo clinic that talks about it. Hope this helps. Www.mayoclinic.com/health/mrsa/DS00735/DSECTION=2

I am a nursing student and have been doing some on-line/textbook research on this for the past hour. The most reasonable estimate that I have found was 48 hours to 2 weeks gestation time for the MRSA bacteria. There isn't really a point in seeing your doctor if you don't have any symptoms, which include redness, fever, excessive tenderness, or discharge... Because they will not be able to make a culture if you have no sores/potentially infected sites. A doctor might ease your mind, though; but it sounds like you shouldn't be terribly worried. MRSA lives in roughly 1/3 (a little less by some approximations, but still a significant percentage) of peoples' nasal cavities. It seems to only become a problem when it enters the blood stream via open wound. Exercise precautions such as washing your hands and clothing after contact and covering open wounds. I just looked at the date you asked this and realized it was about a year ago, I hope neither you nor your children contracted MRSA... Be extra cautious nowadays since this resistant strain of bacteria is on the rise due to excessive use of antibiotics. Cheers.