title: Respiratory syncytial virus and Staphylococcus aureus coinfection in children hospitalized with pneumonia.
abstract: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection might facilitate bacterial infection. We describe 5 patients with RSV among 30 children admitted to pediatric hospitals in Atlanta between October 1, 2006 and April 30, 2007 with community-onset Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. RSV-S. aureus patients were younger and had less medical comorbidity than those without RSV.
authors.affiliation: Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. bgu8@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Lauren J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Stockman
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Alexander J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kallen
authors.forename: Lyn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Finelli
authors.forename: Larry J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents