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. 2008 Dec;46(12):4120. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01982-08

Predominance of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Pathogens Causing Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in a Large Urban Jail: Risk Factors and Recurrence Rates

Michael Z David 1, Connie Mennella 1, Mohamed Mansour 1, Susan Boyle-Vavra 1, Robert S Daum 1
PMCID: PMC2593296

Volume 46, no. 10, p. 3222-3227, 2008. Page 3222, abstract, line 8: “240 (63.5%) were of MRSA and 43 (11.4%) were of MSSA” should read “240 (63.5%) were due to MRSA and 43 (11.4%) were due to MSSA.”

Page 3222, column 2, lines 10-11: “sexual activity of men who have sex with men” should read “being a man who has sex with men.”

Page 3222, column 2, line 18: “may be common than recurrent MSSA SSTIs” should read “may be more common than recurrent MSSA SSTIs.”

Page 3223, Table 1, column 1, row 6: “Unspecified mixed floras” should read “Unspecified mixed flora.”

Pages 3224 and 3225, Table 2, subheading for column 3: “MRSA (n = 243)” should read “MRSA (n = 240).”

Page 3224, Table 2, ninth row from bottom of page, column 3: “37 (19.6)” should read “47 (19.6).”

Page 3224, Table 2: The final row appearing on the page should appear four lines above its current position.

Page 3225, Table 2, footnote t, line 1: “HCV infection” should read “hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.”


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