Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections in patients admitted to freestanding pediatric hospitals, 2009–2016. (29th October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Spaulding, Alicen B.; Thurm, Cary; Courter, Joshua D.; Banerjee, Ritu; Gerber, Jeffrey S.; Newland, Jason G.; Parker, Sarah K.; Brogan, Thomas V.; Kronman, Matthew P.; Shah, Samir S.; Smith, Michael J.; Patel, Sameer J.; Lee, Brian R.; Hersh, Adam L.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 39:Number 12(2018)
• Page Start: 1487
• Page End: 1490
• Publication Date: 2018-10-29
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.259
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: We observed pediatric S. aureus hospitalizations decreased 36% from 26.3 to 16.8 infections per 1, 000 admissions from 2009 to 2016, with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) decreasing by 52% and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus decreasing by 17%, among 39 pediatric hospitals. Similar decreases were observed for days of therapy of anti-MRSA antibiotics.