title: A sentinel fatal paediatric case of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Canada.
abstract: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is an established pathogen in many centres in the United States, but has yet to establish a firm foothold in Canada. In the present article, the authors report, to their knowledge, Canada's first fatal paediatric case of invasive disease due to community-associated methicillin-resistant S aureus and review its pathogenesis, epidemiology and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brophy
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yau
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bitnun