Volume 16, Number 4—April 2010
CME ACTIVITY
Community-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit1
Aaron M. Milstone
, Karen C. Carroll, Tracy Ross, K. Alexander Shangraw, and Trish M. Perl
, Karen C. Carroll, Tracy Ross, K. Alexander Shangraw, and Trish M. PerlTable 4
Characteristics of patients who acquired MRSA colonization in the PICU, The Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA, March 2007–2008*
| Patient no. | Age, y | Culture type | Days in PICU before MRSA acquisition | Strain type | Clinical service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.0 | Clin | 19 | A | Surg |
| 2 | 4.5 | Surv | 7 | A | Med |
| 3 | 11.2 | Surv | 5 | B | Surg |
| 4 | 2.5 | Surv | 9 | USA300 | Surg |
| 5 | 1.2 | Surv | 5 | USA300 | Surg |
| 6 | 9.9 | Surv | 24 | USA300 | Surg |
| 7 | 3.8 | Clin | 5 | USA300 | Surg |
| 8 | 7.5 | Surv | 5 | Unknown | Med |
*MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; Clin, clinical; Surg, surgical; Surv, surveillance; Med, medical.
