PMC

Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of a stratified random sample of USA300 isolates and corresponding PCR results for Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) and arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s PFGE results for USA300, USA300-0114, and SCCmec IVb were added as controls.

Visits for skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center Emergency Care Service (ECS), 2001–2005. FY, fiscal year. FY01–03 versus FY04–05, χ² test, p<0.001.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in patients without a history of MRSA per 1,000 visits to the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center Emergency Care Service (ECS), 2001–2005. SSTI, skin and soft tissue infection; FY, fiscal year. FY01–03 versus FY04, χ² test, p<0.001.