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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in children with cerebral palsy.

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Abstract A retrospective cohort of children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with cerebral palsy was matched 1:3 by age and admission year to determine odds of methicillin-resistant… Click to show full abstract

Abstract A retrospective cohort of children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with cerebral palsy was matched 1:3 by age and admission year to determine odds of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization. Adjusted odds of MRSA nasal colonization at PICU admission were 2.6-fold higher among children with cerebral palsy.

Keywords: methicillin resistant; staphylococcus aureus; nasal colonization; cerebral palsy; resistant staphylococcus

Journal Title: Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Year Published: 2022

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