“Anyone can get MRSA; MRSA most often causes skin infections but can cause pneumonia (lung infection) & other infections.  In 2017, VRE caused an estimated 54,500 infections among hospitalized patients and 5,400 estimated deaths in the United States.  Whose most likely at risk for either MRSA or VRE?  People who have been previously treated with antibiotics, including vancomycin, for long periods of time, people who are hospitalized, have undergone surgical procedures, or have medical devices inserted in their bodies (such as catheters), people with weakened immune systems.”

Centers of Disease Control and Prevention