User:Brodyq4/Staphylococcus aureus

Injection Drug Abusers[edit]
Needle-required drugs have caused an increase of MRSA, with injection drug use (IDU) making up 24.1% (1,839 individuals) of Tennessee Hospital's Discharge System. The unsanitary methods of injection causes an access point for the MRSA to enter the blood stream and begin infecting the host. Furthermore, with MRSA's high contagion rate,  a common risk factor is individuals who are in constant contact with someone who has injected drugs in the past year. This does still depend how strong the non-infected individual's immune system is and how long both individuals remain in contact.