Discordance between staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization and skin infections in children

Aaron E. Chen; Joseph B. Cantey; Karen C. Carroll; Tracy Ross; Sharon Speser; George K. Siberry

doi:10.1097/INF.0b013e31818cb0c4

Discordance between staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization and skin infections in children

Aaron E. Chen, Joseph B. Cantey, Karen C. Carroll, Tracy Ross, Sharon Speser, George K. Siberry

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Abstract

We examined nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in otherwise healthy children presenting with skin and soft tissue infections. We found high rates of nasal colonization with S. aureus, but significant discordance between nasal and wound isolates. Recurrent skin and soft tissue infections were common but unrelated to baseline methicillin-resistant S. aureus nasal colonization status.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	244-246
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	28
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31818cb0c4
State	Published - Mar 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

CA-MRSA
MRSA
Nasal colonization
Pediatric
Skin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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