Staphylococcus aureus infections in HIV-positive children and adolescents.
A retrospective case-control study was undertaken among patients followed at the Texas Children's Hospital Retrovirology Clinic to determine the risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus infection. A total of 28 episodes of S. aureus infection were identified from 20 patients. Case patients had more advanced HIV disease as measured by CD4 T-cell counts, log10 human immunodeficiency viral load, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention category of disease, than controls.
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. jm140109@bcm.tmc.edu
J Chase
JC
McNeil
Kristina G
KG
Hulten
Sheldon L
SL
Kaplan
Heidi L
HL
Schwarzwald
Edward O
EO
Mason
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D019562:Viral Load; D055815:Young Adult