Emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections as a common cause of hospitalization in United States children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1967-1974

  Frei, Christopher R ^a   Makos, Brittany R ^a   Daniels, Kelly R ^a   Oramasionwu, Christine U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

MRSA; Pediatric infections; Skin and soft tissue infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957757077     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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