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Provedor de dados: 	55	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infection among children	
Autores: 	Gomes,Renata Tavares; Lyra,Ticiana Goyanna; Alves,Noraney Nunes; Caldas,Renilza Menezes; Barberino,Maria-Goreth; Nascimento-Carvalho,Cristiana Maria.	
Data: 	2013-10-01	
Ano: 	2013	
Palavras-chave: 	Antibacterial agents; Community-acquired infection; Methicillin resistance; Staphylococcal infections; Staphylococcus aureus antimicrobial; Resistance.	
Resumo: 	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has emerged as a pathogen associated with community-acquired infections worldwide. We report the spectrum of community-acquired S. aureus infections and compare the patients infected with methicillin-susceptible or methicillin-resistant strains among patients aged &lt;20 years. Overall, 90 cases of community acquired S. aureus were detected in an 11-year period. Clinical and microbiological data were registered. Fifty-nine (66%) patients were male and the median age was two years. The majority (87%) of the patients were hospitalized and chronic underlying illnesses were detected in 27 (30%) cases. Overall, 34 (37.8%) patients had skin/soft tissue infections and 56 (62.2%) patients had deep-seated infection. Four (5.1%) patients were transferred to the intensive care unit and two (2.6%) died. Complications were detected in 17 (18.9%) cases, such as pleural effusion (41.2%), osteomyelitis (23.5%), and sepsis (17.6%). Six (6.7%) methicillin-resistant strains were detected. Patients infected with methicillin-susceptible or methicillin-resistant strains had similar baseline characteristics and treatment outcomes. Approximately 93% of the cases received systemic antibiotics, out of which 59 (65.5%) used oxacillin or cefalotin. Both methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains resulted in morbidity and death among children in this setting where methicillin-resistant strains are infrequent.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702013000500010	
Editor: 	Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases	
Relação: 	10.1016/j.bjid.2013.02.010	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases  v.17 n.5 2013	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess