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My brother has a transplant kidney and now has mrsa in his urine . how bad is this ??
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Depends: It all depends on his symptoms and overall work-up. It can be anywhere from a contaminant to a serious blood borne infection. MRSA is not commonly found in the urine otherwise.
Answered 3/26/2015
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