Longitudinal Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles of  Staphylococcus aureus  Cutaneous Infections in a Pediatric Outpatient Population | Zendy

Slater Nathaniel A. | Zendy; Gilligan Peter H. | Zendy; Morrell Dean S. | Zendy

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Longitudinal Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles of Staphylococcus aureus Cutaneous Infections in a Pediatric Outpatient Population

Author(s) -

Slater Nathaniel A.,

Gilligan Peter H.,

Morrell Dean S.

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

pediatric dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542

H-Index - 73

eISSN - 1525-1470

pISSN - 0736-8046

DOI - 10.1111/pde.12885

Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , outpatient clinic , staphylococcal skin infections , micrococcaceae , antibiotic resistance , staphylococcus , dermatology , population , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcal infections , microbiology and biotechnology , antibacterial agent , bacteria , environmental health , biology , genetics

This longitudinal update on Staphylococcus aureus prevalence and antibiotic resistance patterns surveyd 291 cultures from 188 patients in a pediatric outpatient dermatology clinic with suspected skin and soft tissue infections. The prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus remained stable at 24%. Staphylococcus aureus resistance to tetracyclines modestly but demonstrably increased in the interval since 2009.

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