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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus eradication in young infants should include the diaper area and treat housing contacts
- Source :
- Acta paediatrica (Oslo Norway : 1992)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes community and healthcare associated infections in all age groups and treatment can be difficult due to its resistance against methicillin and other antimicrobials. The disease spectrum ranges from superficial skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) (1) to life-threatening invasive infections (2). Colonisation is age-dependent (3) and often precedes infection (1). Other risk factors for MRSA infections in children are not well established. We aimed to characterise paediatric MRSA infections to assess potential risk factors for transmission and infection in children in a single centre in Switzerland, a country with a very low prevalence of MRSA, at less than 1% (4). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
- Subjects :
- Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.disease_cause
Staphylococcal infections
Young infants
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Child
business.industry
Transmission (medicine)
Infant
General Medicine
biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition
Staphylococcal Infections
bacterial infections and mycoses
Antimicrobial
medicine.disease
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
3. Good health
Surgery
Colonisation
Staphylococcus aureus
Child, Preschool
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Infant Care
Housing
Female
Contact Tracing
business
Contact tracing
Switzerland
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16512227
- Volume :
- 104
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c7fb18c4f48b245fd022e855d58f8384