Molecular characteristics, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections among critically ill pediatric patients in Shanghai, 2016–2021
The study revealed a high proportion of MRSA infections among critically ill pediatric patients, and found significant risk factors for MRSA infection and poor prognosis of <i>S. aureus</i> infection. Methicillin resistance did not contribute to the mortality in the current study. These findings will provide evidence-based practices to make the strategies of prevention and rational use of antibiotics for pediatric patients with <i>S. aureus</i> infection in the ICU.
Authors
- Weichun Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1948-8347)
- Wenting Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7052-4043)
- Congyi Dai
- Yufei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0586-4073)
- Haiying Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8358-9065)
- Xing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0036-191X)
Institutions
- Fudan University (CN)
- Shanghai Children's Medical Center (CN)
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Yueyang Hospital (CN)
- Huashan Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1457645
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.11
Funders
- Shanghai Municipal Health Commission