Electronic Vaping-Induced Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia and Empyema

Table 3

Risk Factors for invasive S. aureus infection.

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(i) Hemodialysis

(ii) Peritoneal dialysis

(iii) Human immunodeficiency virus infection

(iv) Solid-organ transplantation

(v) Heart disease

(vi) Cancer

(vii) Illicit intravenous drug use

(viii) Alcohol abuse

(ix) Diabetes mellitus

(x) Stroke

(xi) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

(xii) Systemic lupus erythematosus

(xiii) Rheumatoid arthritis

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