biostudies-literatureMorgan ENational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesNIAID NIH HHSNational Institutes of Health453-459https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6939314biostudies-literatureUnknown68(3)<h4>Background</h4>The incidence of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs), for which human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a significant risk factor, in United States emergency departments (EDs) increased dramatically after 2000 with the emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Few studies have examined SSTI incidence among HIV-infected and non-HIV-infected patients in the United States after 2010.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were obtained for patient encounters at all academic medical center EDs affiliated with the Vizient clinical data warehouse assigned an SSTI-associated code based on the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2014. The rate was calculated per 1000 ED encounters by year and stratiClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of AmericaDecreasing Incidence of Skin and Soft-tissue Infections in 86 US Emergency Departments, 2009-2014.PMC6939314K23 AI095361David MZMorgan EHohmann SDaum RSRidgway JPfalseDecreasing Incidence of Skin and Soft-tissue Infections in 86 US Emergency Departments, 2009-2014.<h4>Background</h4>The incidence of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs), for which human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a significant risk factor, in United States emergency departments (EDs) increased dramatically after 2000 with the emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Few studies have examined SSTI incidence among HIV-infected and non-HIV-infected patients in the United States after 2010.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were obtained for patient encounters at all academic medical center EDs affiliated with the Vizient clinical data warehouse assigned an SSTI-associated code based on the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2014. The rate was calculated per 1000 ED encounters by year and strati2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Jan2025-04-19T19:35:25.665Z2020-05-22T07:15:36ZS-EPMC69393142991230510.1093/cid/ciy509