Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Healthy Children during the First Year of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Pandemic

J Chase McNeil; Marritta Joseph; Lauren M Sommer; Anthony R Flores

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.06.025

Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Healthy Children during the First Year of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Pandemic

J Pediatr. 2022 Oct:249:101-105.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.06.025. Epub 2022 Jun 27.

Authors

J Chase McNeil¹, Marritta Joseph², Lauren M Sommer², Anthony R Flores³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX.

Abstract

The early severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic was temporally associated with a reduction in many childhood infections, although the impact on bacterial colonization is unknown. We longitudinally assessed Staphylococcusaureus colonization prior to and through the first year of the pandemic. We observed a decline in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization associated with SARS-CoV-2 prevention mandates.

Keywords: MRSA; SARS-CoV-2; Staphylococcus aureus; colonization; social distancing.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
Child
Humans
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
Staphylococcal Infections* / epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections* / microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract

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MeSH terms

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