| Literature DB >> 25844165 |
Duha Al-Zubeidi1, Carey-Ann D Burnham2, Patrick G Hogan1, Rachel Collins3, David A Hunstad4, Stephanie A Fritz1.
Abstract
We assessed the relatedness by repetitive-sequence polymerase chain reaction of isolates obtained from children with recurrent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cutaneous infections over 6 years. Ninety percent of the cases could be attributed to recurrence of the same strain type, suggesting that optimized decolonization methods in children might effectively prevent recurrent infection.Entities:
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; decolonization; repetitive-sequence polymerase chain reaction; skin and soft-tissue infection
Year: 2013 PMID: 25844165 PMCID: PMC4381745 DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pit046
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc ISSN: 2048-7193 Impact factor: 3.164