Length of stay and hospital charges a within 90 days of surgery attributable to surgical site infection (SSI) due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): SSI due to MRSA compared to SSI due to MSSA.

aCharges were normalized to year 2003 by adjusting for inflation at a rate of 0.03% per year.bAdjusted for surgical duration >75th NNIS percentile, ASA score ≥3, procedure at tertiary care hospital, Charlson score ≥3, and surgery on same day as admission.cAdjusted for surgical duration >75th NNIS percentile, ASA score ≥3, procedure at tertiary care hospital, Charlson score ≥3, surgery on same day as admission, and coronary artery bypass graft surgery.