Microbiological results and MRSA susceptibilities in patients with skin and skin structure infections.

MRSA denotes methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; TMP-SMX, trimethoprim-sulphametoxazole.*From the total of patients with positive cultures; 275 pathogens were isolated from 271 patients; 4 patients had two pathogens isolated, respectively; other pathogens include Proteus mirabilis (n = 2), Citrobacter spp (n = 2), Acinetobacter spp (n = 1), E.coli (n = 1), E. faecalis (n = 1).†A single patient may have more than one type of culture.‡From the total of isolates tested; susceptibilities were determined at each microbiology laboratory following their standards.