title: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in pediatric patients with cancer.
abstract: The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible S.aureus (MSSA) in children with cancer has not been well studied. A total of 10 MRSA and 42 MSSA isolates from bacteremic episodes were collected from cancer patients from 2000 through 2007. Seventeen patients (33%) suffered from complications. Thirty-eight (73%) of the bacteremic episodes were catheter-related. Methicillin resistance was associated with increased catheter removal (P = 0.003), but no increase in complications or adverse outcomes was seen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. ashok.srinivasan@stjude.org
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seifried
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Deo K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bankowski
authors.forename: Jerry L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Shenep
authors.forename: Randall T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Hayden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial