Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in children.

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  • Sheldon L Kaplan
چکیده

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is now an established community pathogen in many areas of the United States as well as the world. Community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections have changed several aspects of staphylococcal infections in children including the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, laboratory approach, antibiotic management, and prevention.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Pediatric infectious disease journal

دوره 8 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1989