Respiratory syncytial virus and Staphylococcus aureus coinfection in children hospitalized with pneumonia.
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.
Stockman
Lauren J
LJ
Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. bgu8@cdc.gov
Reed
Carrie
C
Kallen
Alexander J
AJ
Finelli
Lyn
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Anderson
Larry J
LJ
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*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents