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Who gets staph or MRSA infections?

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Staph infections, including MRSA, occur most frequently among persons in hospitals and healthcare facilities (such as nursing homes and dialysis centers) who have weakened immune systems. These healthcare-associated staph infections include surgical wound infections, urinary tract infections, bloodstream infections, and pneumonia.

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Last Updated: 12/7/2007
Last Reviewed: 04/18/2007