TABLE 1.
MRSA isolates, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, 1999 to 2002
| Isolate type | No. (%) of MRSA isolates in study yr:
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
| Total MRSA | 85 | 89 | 177 | 374 |
| CA-MRSA | 79 (93) | 79 (89) | 167 (94) | 358 (96) |
| Available with susceptibility | 76 | 78 | 163 | 330 |
| Eryr | 56 (74) | 62 (79) | 122 (75) | 305 (92) |
| Clir Eryr | 16 (21) | 17 (22) | 18 (11) | 26 (8)a |
| Clis | 60 (78) | 61 (78) | 145 (89) | 303 (90) |
| Clis Eryr | 40 | 45 | 104 | 279 |
| Tested by D-test | 30 | 33 | 52 | 82 |
a
One isolate in 2002 was resistant to clindamycin and suceptible to erythromycin.