Researchers studied 75 patients colonized with MRSA from January 2003 to August 2011. Other risk factors for MRSA-colonized patients developing MRSA include the following:
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• Transfer from a nursing home
• Prior history of MRSA
• Experiencing respiratory failure
• Receipt of transfusion
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