Table 1.

Estimated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Incidence Rates by Sex, Age, Race, and HIV/AIDS Status, Atlanta, GA, 2005–2008

Demographic	No. of Cases	Incidence of MRSA Bacteremia per 100,000
		Surveillance Year
		2005	2006	2007	2008	Total
Sex
Male	2471	37.9	35.2	33.3	28.9	33.7
Female	1872	30.0	25.9	23.8	20.7	25.0
Age, y
≤1	79	16.4	13.0	22.1	15.0	16.7
2–17	75	2.6	1.7	2.5	2.4	2.3
18–34	460	15.5	11.7	11.7	11.2	12.5
35–49	970	28.7	30.8	22.8	21.7	26.0
50–64	1256	51.6	51.9	52.4	42.3	49.4
≥ 65	1504	172.6	135.3	125.7	103.4	133.0
Race
Black	2558	53.3	48.6	42.4	37.2	45.2
Othera	207	33.0	21.7	23.3	19.6	24.1
White	1579	21.1	18.9	19.5	16.8	19.0
HIV/AIDS
HIVb	118	1002.9	610.4	311.9	226.4	456.2
AIDS	321	656.6	782.8	612.6	565.6	650.5

^aOther includes American Indian, Asian, and Pacific Island;

^bNot Including AIDS