Treating Community-Acquired Staph Infections in Neonates

Neonates with localized pustules responded well to outpatient management.

In the U.S., neonatal infections with community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus (CA-SA) are increasingly common, as is the proportion caused by methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA). The literature offers little guidance for managing previously healthy infants with CA-SA. To evaluate treatment recommendations, investigators reviewed their experience with CA-SA at a single center in Texas from 2001 to 2006.

They prospectively enrolled 126 CA-SA–infected infants (43 with pustules, 68 with cellulitis or abscesses, 15 with invasive infections), aged ≤30 days, who were otherwise well at symptom onset. Eighty-four of 126 isolates were MRSA. Fifteen infants were treated as outpatients (12 with pustules, 3 with cellulitis or abscess); 1 proved to have…

Reviewing Author

Robert S. Baltimore, MD

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Editorial BoardsInfectious Diseases in Children

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesMember Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease

Robert S. Baltimore, MD

Disclosures

Editorial BoardsInfectious Diseases in Children

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesMember Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease