Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Hospitalizations and Deaths Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, United States, 1999–2005

Eili Klein*, David L. Smith†, and Ramanan Laxminarayan*

Author affiliations: *Resources for the Future, Washington DC, USA; †National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA;

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Estimated hospital deaths associated with Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), United States, 1999–2005. Error bars represent 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 3. Estimated hospital deaths associated with Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), United States, 1999–2005. Error bars represent 95% confidence intervals.

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