Volume 13, Number 8—August 2007
Research
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 Clone
Table 2
Microbiologic characteristics of samples taken from patients with SSTIs, Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center Emergency Care Service, 2001–2005*
Year | Had SSTI, no. | SSTI was cultured, no. (%) | SSTI was cultured and grew MRSA, no. (%) | SSTI was cultured and grew MSSA, no. (%) |
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FY01 | 496 | 98 (20) | 4 (4) | 10 (10) |
FY02 | 574 | 120 (21) | 10 (8) | 12(10) |
FY03 | 567 | 99 (17) | 11 (11) | 7 (7) |
FY04 | 981 | 292 (30) | 96 (33) | 37 (13) |
FY05 | 1,070 | 410 (38) | 172 (42) | 52 (13) |
*SSTIs, skin and soft tissue infections; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus.