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. (%)
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.