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Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen responsible for a variety of pediatric infections that range from mild to severe. Surveillance of S. aureus resistance patterns in adult U.S. populations has demonstrated recent declines in community-onset methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). To determine if trends are similar in children, researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of approximately 42,000 S. aureus isolates collected from nearly 40,000 children receiving treatment between 2005 and 2014 at one of 266 U.S. military healthcare facilities.
The majority of isolates were from outpatients with skin and soft-tissue infections. Young children (aged 1–5 years) had the highest rates of MRSA. Susceptibility to oxacillin increased significantly …