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Community associated MRSA: an alert to paediatricians.

Jeyaratnam D, Reid C, Kearns A, Klein J

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. dakshika.jeyaratnam@gstt.sthames.nhs.uk

Community associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is an emerging pathogen typically associated with skin and soft tissue infection, with occasional reports of fatality in previously healthy children and young adults. We report a case of invasive CA-MRSA and highlight the potential impact of such infections on empirical treatment of staphylococcal infections.

Published 22 May 2006 in Arch Dis Child, 91(6): 511-2.
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