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Article: MRSA trends: skin infections rising in children.(Infectious Diseases)
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- Pediatric News
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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STOWE, VT. -- Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection incidence in children is increasing each year; and while sensitivities vary by region, the problem is not limited to areas of the United States previously characterized as disease 'hot spots," said Dr. Howard B. Pride at a dermatology meeting sponsored by the University of Vermont.
A review of the recent literature on this topic provides insight into these and other clinically important trends, reported Dr. Pride, a pediatric dermatologist at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pa. For example, multiple studies have shown that MRSA is emerging in children without established ...