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James Woodard was 64 years old and underwent the first of a two-part elective back surgery at the University of New Mexico Hospital<\/a>. While Woodard was hospitalized, he was unknowingly exposed to MRSA<\/a>, an infectious process that is hard to eradicate and usually contracted in hospitals. <\/p>\n

One month after the first surgical procedure, Woodard underwent pre-operative procedures at the same hospital in anticipation of the second portion of his back surgery. After his second surgery, a nasal swab was positive for MRSA. Blood cultures returned two weeks later confirmed this finding. Woodard developed spinal osteomyelitis, a bone infection, and had numerous treatments, including surgeries, antibiotics and debridement to try remove the infection. Woodard required 135 days of hospital care and treatment at a rehabilitation facility. <\/p>\n

He still requires medical care and now requires a wheelchair because of his condition. Woodard had been a city employee who planned to retire in just a few years.
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