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Strategies for managing today's infections Y. Carmeli Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 14, Pages 22-31 (April 2008) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.01957.x Copyright © 2008 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Association between Panton–Valentine leukocidin (PVL) gene expression in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates and type of skin and skin structure infection in 415 S. aureus isolates analysed for PVL (Strauss et al., 17th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, abstract O120). Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2008 14, 22-31DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.01957.x) Copyright © 2008 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Multidrug resistance (≥3 drugs) among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates tested with a panel of six antibiotics in the USA, 1997–2000 [26]. Isolates were from over 250 hospitals participating in the Surveillance Network Database USA. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2008 14, 22-31DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.01957.x) Copyright © 2008 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Fig. 3 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) isolates obtained from blood samples by hospital day of admission from a study of San Francisco County hospitals from 1996 to 1999. Reproduced with permission [62]. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2008 14, 22-31DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.01957.x) Copyright © 2008 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions