Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Hospitalized Children: Incidence and Outcomes

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 603-605

  Klieger, Sarah B ^a   Vendetti, Neika D ^a   Fisher, Brian T ^a,b   Gerber, Jeffrey S ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MORTALITY RATE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84984926971     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2014.91     Document Type: Article

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