title: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia without a localizing source in pediatric patients.
abstract: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia without a localizing source in children is not well described. We identified patients with a positive blood culture for S. aureus from an 11-year surveillance study. Thirty-six cases of primary bacteremia were identified accounting for 5.7% of bacteremias. Most patients had comorbidities (86.1%), most commonly immunosuppression (33.3%).
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Disease, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ligon
authors.forename: Sheldon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Kristina G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Hulten
authors.forename: Edward O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: J Chase
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: McNeil
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*