title: Increasing skin infections and Staphylococcus aureus complications in children, England, 1997-2006.
abstract: During 1997-2006, general practitioner consultations for skin conditions for children <18 years of age in England increased 19%, from 128.5 to 152.9/1,000 child-years, and antistaphylococcal drug prescription rates increased 64%, from 17.8 to 29.1/1,000 child-years. During the same time period, hospital admissions for Staphylococcus aureus infections rose 49% from 53.4 to 79.3/100,000 child-years.
authors.affiliation: Imperial College London, London, UK. s.saxena@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Ruthie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Birger
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bottle
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Spyridis
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Alan P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharland
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005436:Floxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005436:Floxacillin