Clinical and molecular epidemiology of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infection in Utah children; continued dominance of MSSA over MRSA.

<h4>Background</h4>Invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in children. In the early 2000's the proportion of infections due the methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) increased rapidly. We described the clinical and molecular epidemio...

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Main Authors: Hillary Crandall, Aurélie Kapusta, Jarrett Killpack, Carly Heyrend, Kody Nilsson, Mandy Dickey, Judy A Daly, Krow Ampofo, Andrew T Pavia, Matthew A Mulvey, Mark Yandell, Kristina G Hulten, Anne J Blaschke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238991