An investigation of antibiotic susceptibility to empiric therapy for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Objective: To analyze antibiotic susceptibility patterns of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates obtained from skin and soft tissue infections among Wisconsin outpatients.

Design: Retrospective genotype testing.

Setting: Isolates were forwarded to the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene and Marshfield Labs from clinical laboratories throughout Wisconsin.