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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.