| Literature DB >> 24732394 |
John Ligon1, Sheldon L Kaplan, Kristina G Hulten, Edward O Mason, J Chase McNeil.
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%).Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24732394 DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000195
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J ISSN: 0891-3668 Impact factor: 2.129