Trends in Invasive Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Infections

2013126 citationsReview

Authors

Martha Iwamoto · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Yi Mu · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ruth Lynfield · Minnesota Department of Health

Sandra N. Bulens · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Joelle Nadle

Deborah Aragon · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Susan Petit · Hartford Financial Services (United States)

Abstract

Invasive MRSA infection in children disproportionately affects young infants and black children. In contrast to reports of declining incidence among adults, there were no significant reductions in health care-associated MRSA infections in children. Concurrently, the incidence of CA-MRSA infections has increased, underscoring the need for defining optimal strategies to prevent MRSA infections among children with and without health care exposures.

Topics & Keywords

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 132, Issue 4, pp. e817-e824

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-1112

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