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== Risk Factors ==
== Risk Factors ==
MRSA occurs most frequently among patients who undergo invasive medical procedures or who have weakened immune systems and are being treated in hospitals and healthcare facilities such as nursing homes and dialysis centers.
MRSA occurs most frequently among
 
* Patients who undergo invasive medical procedures
* Pateints who have weakened immune systems ([[immunosuppressed]])
* Patients who are being treated in hospitals and healthcare facilities such as nursing homes and [[dialysis]] centers.


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Risk Factors

MRSA occurs most frequently among

  • Patients who undergo invasive medical procedures
  • Pateints who have weakened immune systems (immunosuppressed)
  • Patients who are being treated in hospitals and healthcare facilities such as nursing homes and dialysis centers.

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