Study: Older Age, Nursing Home Residence Among MRSA Mortality Risk Factors

MRSA mortality risk factors include older age and residence in a nursing home, according to a study in CDC’s Emerging Infectious Diseases journal.

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Researchers studied 699 cases of MRSA bacteremia in 603 patients who were admitted to an academic medical center in New York City from 2002 to 2007.

Click here to read the full story in Becker’s Hospital Review on MRSA.

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