Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia without a localizing source in pediatric patients

John Ligon, Sheldon Kaplan, Kristina G. Hulten, Edward Mason, J. Chase McNeil

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    Abstract

    Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia without a localizing source in children is not well described. We identified patients with a positive blood culture for S. aureus from an 11-year surveillance study. Thirty-six cases of primary bacteremia were identified accounting for 5.7% of bacteremias. Most patients had comorbidities (86.1%), most commonly immunosuppression (33.3%).

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)e132-e134
    JournalPediatric Infectious Disease Journal
    Volume33
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    StatePublished - May 2014

    Keywords

    • bacteremia
    • methicillin-resistant S. aureus
    • pediatrics
    • sepsis
    • Staphylococcus aureus

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Microbiology (medical)

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