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A Neonatal Imaging Model of Gram-Negative Bacterial Sepsis
Published on: August 12, 2020
[Community-onset Staphylococcus aureus infection in neonates]
Marta Barrios-López1, Pablo Rojo-Conejo, Carmen Gómez-González
1Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. mbarrioslopez@yahoo.es
Introduction:
Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of neonatal community-onset infections. The emergence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections in this age group has been reported in USA in the last few years; however there are no studies in Spain. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiological, clinical and microbiological characteristics of S. aureus community-onset infections in neonates.
Methods:
We prospectively reviewed the S. aureus infections in neonates over a three year period (2007-2009) in the Pediatric Emergency Department of Hospital 12 de Octubre in Madrid (Spain).
Results:
We recorded 30 cases of neonatal S. aureus community-onset infections. Only one isolated (3.3%) was resistant to methicillin, and two (6.7%) were PVL(+).
Conclusions:
Despite the emergence of MRSA outside the hospital in pediatric population in Spain, CA-MRSA and SA PVL(+) infections are not frequent in neonates.
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