Is a hospital/doctor obligated to advise you if you test positive for MRSA?

I live in South Carolina. I was recently hospitalized for 1 1/2 days, released from the hospital,
and a month later had to be re-admitted to the hospital for a week long stay. The emergency room
physician during my second stay advised me that when he looked back at my results from my first
stay, I had tested positive for MRSA but was never told of it. I believe nobody ever looked at my
blood test results from the first test. I know MRSA is common in hospitals, but I would think they
should at least nform you you have this so that when you do get home, you can take the proper
precautions to protect others. Is this proper procedure? Thank you in advance.

Legal Topic Area: Medical Malpractice in SC

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