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. 2004 Apr;89(4):378-9.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2003.028712.

Emergence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia among children in England and Wales, 1990-2001

N Khairulddin  1 , L Bishop, T L Lamagni, M Sharland, G Duckworth
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Emergence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia among children in England and Wales, 1990-2001

N Khairulddin et al. Arch Dis Child. 2004 Apr.

Abstract

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is now a major cause of adult bacteraemia. All reports of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia to the Health Protection Agency were analysed from 1990 to 2001. There were 376 cases of MRSA bacteraemia in children <15 years over this time. The proportion of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia due to MRSA increased steadily from 0.9% in 1990 to 13% in 2000. The proportion was higher in infants. MRSA bacteraemia is now a serious problem in children in England and Wales. More data on the risk factors for acquisition and spread of MRSA in children are required.

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Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia reports in children (<15 years) and methicillin susceptibility (as a percentage of all. Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia reports with methicillin susceptibility data available); England and Wales, 1990–2001.
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Comment in

  • MRSA: the problem reaches paediatrics.
    Gray JW. Gray JW. Arch Dis Child. 2004 Apr;89(4):297-8. doi: 10.1136/adc.2003.045534. Arch Dis Child. 2004. PMID: 15033832 Free PMC article. No abstract available.