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Does MRSA impact children as well as adults?

April 26, 2017adults children impact mrsa

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Does MRSA impact children as well as adults?

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The short answer is yes. However, anecdotally it also appears as if children are more susceptible to develop more serious MRSA infections, but we don’t really know why. It might be that kids receive more antibiotics due their frequent exposure to more illnesses.