Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Children With No Identified Predisposing Risk

Abstract

INFECTIONS CAUSED BY Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin (MRSA) are increasing in prevalence in adults and children.¹ Although such infections were once concentrated in relatively few large, university-based teaching hospitals, now 97% of such institutions report the presence of MRSA isolates.²