Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia without a localizing source in children is not well described. We identified patients with a positive blood culture for S. aureus from an 11-year surveillance study. Thirty-six cases of primary bacteremia were identified accounting for 5.7% of bacteremias. Most patients had comorbidities (86.1%), most commonly immunosuppression (33.3%).
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bacteremia / epidemiology*
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Bacteremia / microbiology*
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Blood / microbiology
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Comorbidity
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Female
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Humans
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Immunocompromised Host
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Infant, Newborn
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Male
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Prevalence
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Prospective Studies
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*