학술논문
Epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus in children in a tertiary care pediatric hospital in Milan, Italy, 2017—2021
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 48, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1824-7288
Abstract
Abstract Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is highly prevalent worldwide and can cause severe diseases. MRSA is associated with other antibiotic resistance. COVID-19 pandemic increased antimicrobial resistance in adult patients. Only a few data report the antimicrobial susceptibility of S. aureus in the Italian pediatric population, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We included all the S. aureus positive samples with an available antibiogram isolated from pediatric patients (