Patient, clinical and hospital characteristics for adult inpatients with a primary SSSI diagnosis (years 2005–2011).

* Data presented as number of patients (%);** Other infections include the following: other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissues; posttraumatic wound infection, not elsewhere classified; and erysipelas; SSSI, skin and soft tissue infection;† The HCUP NIS bed-size categories vary based on geographic location (ie, northeast, midwest, south, and west), setting (ie, urban, rural), and teaching status; HCUP, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project; NIS, National Inpatient Sample; SSSI, skin and skin structure infectionsPatient, clinical and hospital characteristics for adult inpatients with a primary SSSI diagnosis (years 2005–2011).