Table 2.

Proportion of bacterial isolates in skin and soft-tissue infections overall and by diagnosis group

Diagnosis group	MRSA, No. (%)	MSSA, No. (%)	Strep, No. (%)
All SSTI (N = 529)	115 (22)	161(30)	69 (13)
Abscess (N = 185)	66 (36)	49 (26)	19 (10)
Cellulitis (N = 183)	27 (15)	58 (32)	25 (14)
Other SSTIs (N = 161)	22 (14)	54 (34)	25 (16)

Abbreviations: MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; Strep, Streptococcal species; SSTIs, skin and soft-tissue infections.