Penicillin susceptibility among Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections at a children’s hospital

ABSTRACT Shortly after its introduction into clinical practice, Staphylococcus aureus isolates gained resistance to penicillin via the acquisition of β-lactamases. A number of centers have recently described an increase in the proportion of invasive methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA), which ar...

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Main Authors: J. Chase McNeil, Lauren M. Sommer, Marritta Joseph, Kristina G. Hulten, Sheldon L. Kaplan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00869-24