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By what percentage did MRSA infections increase between 1995 and 2005?

By what percentage did MRSA infections increase between 1995 and 2005?-example-1
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Answer: 867%
The incidence of MRSA infection at 2005 is increased to 368,600 from 38,100
at 1995. The percentage of increase would be:

percentage of increase= (incidence at 2005-incidence at 1995)/ incidence at 1995 100%= (368,600-38,100)/38,100*100%= 867%.
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