Figure 4.

Distribution of pathogens among hospitalized patients (N = 717) with culture-positive complicated skin and soft tissue infections treated with appropriate or inappropriate empiric therapy [27]. Reprinted with Permission from Zilberberg et al [27]. Abbreviations: E. coli, Escherichia coli; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; P. aeruginosa, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; S. aureus, Staphylococcus aureus; VRE, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus. *P < .05 for inappropriate vs appropriate groups. ^†Other: Morganella morganii, Serratia marcescens, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae. ^¶Includes both a Gram-positive and a Gram-negative organism.