Clinical, demographic characteristics and antimicrobial resistance profile of Staphylococcus aureus isolated in clinical samples from pediatric patients in a tertiary hospital in Rio de Janeiro: 7-year longitudinal study

There was a constant predominance in the prevalence of MSSA with percentage values ​​maintained from 2015 to 2022, except in 2020, in which there was a specific drop in the prevalence of MSSA with an increase in MRSA. MSSA infections are still predominant in the pediatric population, but MRSA rates also present significant values, including in community infections, and should be considered in initial empiric therapy.