Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pediatric Patients

Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pediatric Patients

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections increased from 2000 to 2003 in hospitalized pediatric patients in Houston. CA-MRSA was associated with greater illness than was infection with methicillin-susceptible strains. Children with CA-MRSA were younger and...

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Main Authors: Theresa J. Ochoa, John Mohr, Audrey Wanger, James R. Murphy, Gloria P. Heresi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Keywords: Methicillin Resistance
Staphylococcus
Pediatric Infectious Diseases/vaccines
AOM
bacterial respiratory infection
S. pneumoniae
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/6/05-0142_article

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