Community-acquired and healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections in a pediatric hospital in southern Brazil over 8 years: how common is MRSA?

Community-acquired and healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections in a pediatric hospital in southern Brazil over 8 years: how common is MRSA?

BackgroundsBoth healthcare-associated and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are relevant in children. The objective of our study was to evaluate their impact in a pediatric hospital in southern Brazil.MethodsData from patients under 18 years of age with...

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Main Authors: Derrick Alexandre Fassbind, Raíssa Queiroz Rezende, Cícero Armídio Gomes Dias, Fabrizio Motta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA)
healthcare-related infections
children
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1212239/full

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