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Outcomes were prolonged LOS (&amp;gt;75th percentile) and increased hospital charges (&amp;gt;75th percentile). Multivariate logistic regression controlling for patient and hospital level factors was conducted for 2009 data to assess associations among variables.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The 75th percentile for LOS was 3 days. Infants had higher odds of prolonged LOS than other age groups (&amp;lt;1 year: 1; 1\u20134 years: 0.70 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.64\u20130.76]; 5\u201312 years: 0.69 [95% CI: 0.63\u20130.76]; 13\u201318 years: 1.01 [95% CI: 0.91\u20131.10]), as did all minority groups compared with white subjects (black subjects: 1.23 [95% CI: 1.09\u20131.38]; Hispanic subjects: 1.33 [95% CI: 1.20\u20131.47]; and other races: 1.30 [95% CI: 1.12\u20131.50]). Public payers compared with private payers (odds ratio: 1.17 [95% CI: 1.10\u20131.26]) also had increased odds of prolonged LOS. The 75th percentile for charges was $14 317. The adolescent-aged category had higher odds of charges &amp;gt;75th percentile compared with the age category &amp;lt;1 year (odds ratio: 1.54 [95% CI: 1.36\u20131.74]). All racial\/ethnic minorities had higher odds of charges &amp;gt;75th percentile compared with white subjects (black subjects: 1.38 [95% CI: 1.17\u20131.62]; Hispanic subjects: 1.90 [95% CI: 1.59\u20132.26]; and other races: 1.26 [95% CI: 1.06\u20131.50]).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Vulnerable populations, including infants, racial\/ethnic minorities, and publicly insured children, had higher odds of increased resource utilization during hospitalizations for SSTIs. 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