Community acquired MRSA infections in a paediatric population in Greece

Higher incidence of perineal community acquired MRSA infections among toddlers

BACKGROUND A six-fold increase in pediatric MRSA infections, prompted us to examine the clinical profile of children with MRSA infections seen at Mercy Children's Hospital, Toledo, Ohio and to characterize the responsible strains. METHODS Records were reviewed of pediatric patients who cultured positive for MRSA from June 1 to December 31, 2007. Strain typing by pulsed field gel electrophores...

Comparison of Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern in Hospital Versus Community-acquired Infections in Pediatric Patients

Background & Objective: Nosocomial infection is one of the most daunting challenges to the global health care system. The current study aimed to compare the antimicrobial resistance pattern in hospital versus community-acquired infections in pediatric patients in Besat Hospital, Hamadan, Iran. Materials & Methods: The current study was carried out on all patients with a hospital-acquired infec...

Community-acquired MRSA: a practitioner's guide.

Community-Acquired MRSA: A Burgeoning New Epidemic

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been a recognized pathogen for almost half a century. Until recently, MRSA was confined predominately to hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities that care for debilitated and chronically ill patients (Healthcare-Associated, or HAMRSA). In the last decade, however, MRSA has caused rapidly increasing numbers of invasive infe...

Osteoarticular Infections Following Open or Penetrating Trauma in Children in the Era of Community-Acquired MRSA