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Review
. 2006 Jul;17(3):113-9.
doi: 10.1053/j.spid.2006.06.004.

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in children

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Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in children

Sheldon L Kaplan. Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2006 Jul.

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is now an established community pathogen in many areas of the United States as well as the world. Community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections have changed several aspects of staphylococcal infections in children including the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, laboratory approach, antibiotic management, and prevention.

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