healthcare-associated MRSA

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healthcare-associated MRSA

bacterium

Also known as: HA-MRSA

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MRSA
Incidence and types
In contrast, HA-MRSA affects individuals in nosocomial settings, including nursing homes, hospitals, and dialysis facilities, and often causes blood infections, infections in surgical incisions, or pneumonia. Very young children and older adults or ill patients are particularly susceptible to MRSA infection.
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In contrast, HA-MRSA affects individuals in nosocomial settings, including nursing homes, hospitals, and dialysis facilities, and often causes blood infections, infections in surgical incisions, or pneumonia. Very young children and older adults or ill patients are particularly susceptible to MRSA infection.
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