Staphylococcus aureus infections in HIV-positive children and adolescents

J. Chase McNeil, Kristina G. Hulten, Sheldon Kaplan, Heidi L. Schwarzwald, Edward Mason

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    Abstract

    A retrospective case-control study was undertaken among patients followed at the Texas Children's Hospital Retrovirology Clinic to determine the risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus infection. A total of 28 episodes of S. aureus infection were identified from 20 patients. Case patients had more advanced HIV disease as measured by CD4 T-cell counts, log10 human immunodeficiency viral load, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention category of disease, than controls.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)284-286
    Number of pages3
    JournalPediatric Infectious Disease Journal
    Volume31
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 1 2012

    Keywords

    • children
    • HIV
    • methicillin resistance
    • Staphylococcus aureus
    • USA300

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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