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==Natural History==
* People in good health with a healthy immune system recover well from MRSA infections. 
* [[Immunodeficiency]] patients suffer from severe forms of the disease, resulting in complications.

==Complications==
Complications of MRSA infection depends on the site of involvement. Some of the complications include:
* [[Septicemia]]
* [[Endocarditis]]
* [[Osteomyelitis]]
* [[Septic arthritis]]
* [[Pneumonia]]
* [[Necrotizing fasciitis]]
* [[Toxic shock syndrome]]
* CA-MRSA is associated with [[thrombosis]]
* [[Death]]

==Prognosis==
The major issue is that there are a number of factors that can lead to someone's [[death]], and it is believed that patients with MRSA bacteraemia are sicker and will consequently have a higher mortality rate because of their underlying illness. However, several studies, including one by Blot and colleagues, have adjusted for underlying disease, and they still found MRSA [[bacteraemia]] to have a higher attributable mortality than MSSA bacteraemia.

==References==
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