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Trends in US Hospital Admissions for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
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Sep 2009
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 15(9):1516-1518.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Using data from the 2000-2004 US Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project National Inpatient Sample, we found that total hospital admissions for skin and soft tissue infections increased by 29% during 2000-2004; admissions for pneumonia were largely unchanged. These results are consistent with recent reported increases in community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.
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