Invasive Pediatric MRSA on the Rise

Unlike the incidence in adults, incidence in children is on the rise, driven predominately by community-onset cases.

Both healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) infections and community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Recent surveys demonstrate decreasing rates of both types of infections in adult populations, which may result from increased awareness of hospital-acquired infections and institution of measures to reduce central-line infections. Is the same true for MRSA in children?

Researchers report surveillance data for MRSA infections in children (aged <18 years) from nine U.S. metropolitan areas in 2005–2010. Cases of invasive MRSA infection were defined by isolation from sterile sites (blood, cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid).

Among 876 identified cases (mean…

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Deborah Lehman, MD

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Deborah Lehman, MD

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Invasive Pediatric MRSA on the Rise

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