The nurse caring for an older adult patient currently receiving traditional drug therapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)recognizes that the patient is at risk for developing which of the following complications?

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Older adults receiving traditional drug therapy for MRSA are at risk for developing a VRE infection, as both MRSA and VRE are resistant to common antibiotics. Clostridium difficile infection, autoimmune hepatitis, and systemic lupus erythematosus are not directly associated with MRSA infection or its treatment.

The Nurse Caring for an Older Adult Patient Currently Receiving