Abstract
We compared outcomes in infants with methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Infants with methicillin-resistant S. aureus infection had a longer median duration of bacteremia (4.5 versus 1 day, P = 0.01), but no difference in length of hospital stay, mortality, or neurodevelopmental impairment.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Bacteremia / complications
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Bacteremia / microbiology
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Bacteremia / mortality*
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Child Development / physiology*
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant Mortality
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Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
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Infant, Newborn
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Infant, Newborn, Diseases / diagnosis
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Infant, Newborn, Diseases / microbiology
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Infant, Newborn, Diseases / mortality*
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Length of Stay
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Male
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Methicillin / pharmacology
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Psychomotor Disorders / complications*
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Psychomotor Disorders / diagnosis
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Staphylococcal Infections / complications
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / mortality*
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
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Survival Rate
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Methicillin