Title

Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections in patients admitted to freestanding pediatric hospitals, 2009-2016.

Year of Publication

2018

Number of Pages

1-4

Date Published

2018 Oct 29

ISSN Number

1559-6834

Abstract

<p>We observed pediatric S. aureus hospitalizations decreased 36% from 26.3 to 16.8 infections per 1,000 admissions from 2009 to 2016, with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) decreasing by 52% and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus decreasing by 17%, among 39 pediatric hospitals. Similar decreases were observed for days of therapy of anti-MRSA antibiotics.</p>

DOI

10.1017/ice.2018.259

Alternate Title

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

PMID

30370879

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