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Table 2 Proportion of bacterial isolates in skin and soft-tissue infections overall and by diagnosis group

From: Skin and soft-tissue infections in suburban primary care: epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and observations on abscess management

Diagnosis group

MRSA, No. (%)

MSSA, No. (%)

Strep, No. (%)

All SSTI (N = 529)

115 (22)

161(30)

69 (13)

   Abscess (N = 185)

66 (36)

49 (26)

19 (10)

   Cellulitis (N = 183)

27 (15)

58 (32)

25 (14)

   Other SSTIs (N = 161)

22 (14)

54 (34)

25 (16)

  1. Abbreviations: MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; Strep, Streptococcal species; SSTIs, skin and soft-tissue infections.
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ISSN: 1756-0500

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