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Fifteen-Year Study of the Changing Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nancy F. Crum, MD, MPH, Rachel U. Lee, MD, Scott A. Thornton, MS, O. Colin Stine, PhD, Mark R. Wallace, MD, Chris Barrozo, Ananda Keefer-Norris, Sharon Judd, RN, Kevin L. Russell, MD, MTM&H The American Journal of Medicine Volume 119, Issue 11, Pages 943-951 (November 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.01.004 Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Number of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from 1990 to 2004, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California. The American Journal of Medicine 2006 119, 943-951DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.01.004) Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Seasonal trends in community-acquired MRSA isolates. The American Journal of Medicine 2006 119, 943-951DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.01.004) Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Household spread of MRSA. The American Journal of Medicine 2006 119, 943-951DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.01.004) Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions