Open AccessMetastatic infections in pediatric patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia assisted at a children’s hospital in La Plata, Argentina
Author(s) -
Miguel Angel Clerc Berestein,
Mariela C Salerno,
Rodrigo N Giralda,
María Luisa Sánchez Ferrer,
Maria Florencia Gil,
María Victoria Fasano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2021.eng.408
Subject(s) - bacteremia , medicine , staphylococcus aureus , odds ratio , confidence interval , epidemiology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcal infections , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , bacteria , genetics
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most prevalent infectious agents in children and may cause a wide variety of clinical presentations. S. aureus bacteremia is frequently associated with complications and metastatic infections. The epidemiological and clinical data about S. aureus bacteremia and its complications in pediatrics are scarce.