Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18998747›Full record

ReviewPaediatric drugs2008

Treatment strategies for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in pediatrics.

Jason G Newland, Gregory L Kearns

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Review in Paediatric drugs, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jason G NewlandDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. jnewland1@cmh.edu
Gregory L Kearns
Children's Mercy Hospital · USUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City · US

Funding

Children's Center for Clinical Pharmacology StudiesU10HD031313 · NICHD · CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSP (KANSAS CITY, MO) · PI KEARNS, GREGORY LEE · 2004 to 2010
$3.0M
NICHD NIH HHS 1 U10 HD31313-14
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen that frequently causes clinical disease in children. A wide array of illnesses can be caused by this common pathogen ranging from non-invasive skin infections to severe, life-threatening sepsis. Additionally, as antibacterials have been used to eradicate S. aureus, it has developed resistance to these important therapeutic agents. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has become an increasing problem in pediatric patients over the past decade. In this review, we discuss the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatment options available in treating MRSA infections in children. Specifically, we address the importance of abscess drainage in the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections, the most common clinical manifestation of MRSA infections, and highlight the various agents that are available for treating this common infection. In severe, life-threatening invasive MRSA infections the primary therapeutic option is vancomycin. In cases of MRSA toxic shock syndrome the addition of clindamycin is necessary. In other invasive MRSA infections, such as pneumonia and musculoskeletal infections, the empiric treatment of choice is clindamycin. Finally, newer agents and additional treatment options are discussed.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsChildHumansMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusSoft Tissue InfectionsStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcal Skin InfectionsAnti-Bacterial Agents

Identifiers

PMID18998747
OpenAlexW2035141745

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