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• Staph is one of the most common causes of skin infections in the United States
• MRSA is carried or “colonized” by about 1% of the population, although most carriers aren’t infected
• 25% to 30% of people have staph bacteria in their noses
• In U.S. hospitals, MRSA causes more than 60% of staph infections
• The Centers for Disease Control reports that in 2007, 14% of people with MRSA infections had Community-Associated MRSA (CA-MRSA)
   

*Source: WebMD.com