Table 2. Incidence of bacteraemia episodes in the Netherlands in 2009.
Type of S. aureus | Episode counts from ISIS-AR | Extrapolation to the Netherlandsa | Incidence per 100,000 inhabitantsb |
---|---|---|---|
All S. aureus | 1,512 | 3,177.5 | 19.3 |
MRSA | 14 | 29.4 | 0.18 |
LA-MRSA | 3 | 6.3 | 0.04 |
a Extrapolation performed by multiplying the ISIS-AR counts by the proportion of ISIS-admissions to the total number of clinical admissions (1,899,000/903,623).
b Incidence per 100,000 inhabitants calculated by dividing the total number for the Netherlands by the total number of inhabitants*100,000 (16,485,787*100,000).