Epidemiology of community-onset <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>infections in pediatric patients: an experience at a Children's Hospital in central Illinois

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The nation-wide concern over methicillin-resistant <it>Staphylococcus aureus </it>(MRSA) has prompted many clinicians to use vancomycin when approaching patients with suspected staphylococcal infections. We sought to char...

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Main Authors: Gray Barry M, Mankin Peggy, Aldag Jean C, Mongkolrattanothai Kanokporn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/112