Trends in the Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Children's Hospitals in the United States
Trends in the Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Children's Hospitals in the United States
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DOI：
10.1086/599348
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发表时间：
2009-07-01
影响因子：
11.8
通讯作者：
Zaoutis, Theoklis E.
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作者：
Gerber, Jeffrey S.;Coffin, Susan E.;Zaoutis, Theoklis E.
背景住院儿童中耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌（MRSA）感染的发生率和预后尚未完全明确。我们使用儿科健康信息系统（Pediatric Health Information System）进行了一项回顾性观察性研究，该系统是一个来自40多家独立的美国儿童医院的临床和财务数据数据库。使用放电编码数据，我们表征了S。儿童金黄色葡萄球菌感染
Background. The incidence of and outcomes associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in hospitalized children have been incompletely characterized.Methods. We performed a retrospective, observational study using the Pediatric Health Information System, a database of clinical and financial data from >40 freestanding US children's hospitals. Using discharge coding data, we characterized S. aureus infections in children