Increasing skin infections and Staphylococcus aureus complications in children, England, 1997-2006.
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.
Saxena
Sonia
S
Imperial College London, London, UK. s.saxena@imperial.ac.uk
Thompson
Paula
P
Birger
Ruthie
R
Bottle
Alex
A
Spyridis
Nikos
N
Wong
Ian
I
Johnson
Alan P
AP
Gilbert
Ruth
R
Sharland
Mike
M
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005436:Floxacillin