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| Region | Discharge diagnosis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. aureus (%) | S. aureus rate† | MR (%) | MRSA rate† | |
| West | 17.4 | 9.04 | 31.4 | 2.84 |
| Northeast | 20.5 | 8.51 | 41.3 | 3.52 |
| Midwest | 22.6 | 9.06 | 43.5 | 3.94 |
| South | 39.5 | 9.58 | 46.5 | 4.45 |
*MR, methicillin resistant; MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus. †Rate, hospitalizations with S. aureus– or MRSA–related discharge diagnoses per 1,000 discharges.
