Changing Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus in a US Pediatric Population

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 137; no. 4
• Main Authors: Sutter, Deena E, Milburn, Emma, Chukwuma, Uzo, Dzialowy, Nicole, Maranich, Ashley M, Hospenthal, Duane R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Child; Child, Preschool; Clindamycin - pharmacology; Clindamycin - therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Methicillin - pharmacology; Methicillin - therapeutic use; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Oxacillin - pharmacology; Oxacillin - therapeutic use; Retrospective Studies; Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology; Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology; Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects; Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification; United States - epidemiology

Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of infection in both adult and pediatric populations. After several decades of increasing prevalence, the proportion of S aureus infections due to methicillin-resistant S aureus has been reported to be in decline in adults. Data for similar changes in pediatric...