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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2013

Changing epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in paediatric intensive-care units.

C R Hermos, T J Sandora, L E Williams, N Mosammaparast, A J McAdam

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. The Prevalence of Antibiotic-ResistantEnvironmental health perspectives · 2017
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  4. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus case studies.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2014
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C R HermosDivision of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA. Christina.hermos@umassmemorial.org
T J Sandora
L E Williams
N Mosammaparast
A J McAdam

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) accounts for a growing proportion of hospital-onset infections, and colonization is a risk factor. This study aimed to determine changes in the prevalence of CA-MRSA colonization in paediatric intensive-care units (ICUs). A total of 495 paediatric patients colonized with MRSA from neonatal, medical, surgical, and cardiac ICUs between 2001 and 2009 were identified. Isolates were characterized by spa type, staphylococcal cassette chromosome (SCC) mec type and the presence of the genes encoding Panton–Valentine leukocidin (PVL). The proportion of patients colonized with MRSA remained stable (average 3·2%). The proportion of isolates with spa type 1, SCCmec type IV and PVL increased over time to maximums in 2009 of 36·1% (P < 0·001), 54·2% (P = 0·03) and 28·9% (P = 0·003), respectively. Antibiotic susceptibility patterns showed increasing proportions susceptible to clindamycin, gentamicin, tetracycline and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (P values <0·001). In conclusion, the proportion of MRSA-colonized children in ICUs with CA-MRSA increased significantly over time.

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AdolescentCarrier StateChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesCommunity-Acquired InfectionsDNA, BacterialFemaleGenes, BacterialHumansInfantIntensive Care Units, PediatricMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular TypingDNA, Bacterial

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PMID23190509
PMCPMC9155278

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