Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Pediatric Emergency Department in Newfoundland and Labrador

Erin Peebles; Robert Morris; Roger Chafe

doi:10.1155/2014/267901

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2014)

Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Pediatric Emergency Department in Newfoundland and Labrador

Erin Peebles,
Robert Morris,
Roger Chafe

Affiliations

Erin Peebles: Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
Robert Morris: Discipline of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Roger Chafe: Discipline of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/267901
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 25, no. 1
pp. 13 – 16

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: First-generation cephalosporins and antistaphylococcal penicillins are typically the first choice for treating skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), but are not effective for infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). It is currently unclear what percentage of SSTIs is caused by community-associated MRSA in different regions in Canada.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

ISSN: 1712-9532 (Print); 1918-1493 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Science: Microbiology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjidmm/

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