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Clinical and molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus catheter-related bacteremia in children.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 May 2010
Carrillo-Marquez Maria A, Hulten Kristina G, Mason Edward O, Kaplan Sheldon L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is an important cause of catheter-related bacteremia (CRB). The USA300 clone increasingly causes healthcare associated infections. We compared children with SA-CRB due to USA300 versus non-USA300 isolates and identified risk factors for complications. METHODS: Children at Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) with SA-CRB were identified from a prospective S. aureus surveillance...
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