| Literature DB >> 19918212 |
Ashok Srinivasan1, Steven Seifried, Liang Zhu, Deo K Srivastava, Patricia M Flynn, Matthew J Bankowski, Jerry L Shenep, Randall T Hayden.
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The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible S.aureus (MSSA) in children with cancer has not been well studied. A total of 10 MRSA and 42 MSSA isolates from bacteremic episodes were collected from cancer patients from 2000 through 2007. Seventeen patients (33%) suffered from complications. Thirty-eight (73%) of the bacteremic episodes were catheter-related. Methicillin resistance was associated with increased catheter removal (P = 0.003), but no increase in complications or adverse outcomes was seen.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 19918212 PMCID: PMC4724395 DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181b9a363
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J ISSN: 0891-3668 Impact factor: 2.129