Clindamycin-susceptibility rates of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus varies by infection type in pediatric patients

Creator(s)

Amanda Li, Children's Mercy Hospital
Rangaraj Selvarangan, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Richard K. Ogden Jr., Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Brandon French, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Diana Yu, Children's Mercy Hospital

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2016

Identifier

DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001200

Abstract

© 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

Hospital-wide antibiograms provide general susceptibility patterns. Specific antibiograms were created for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates based on infection process and epidemiology. Using clinical microbiology laboratory data and patient profiles, high clindamycin resistance rates were seen for nonskin and soft tissue infections and noncommunity-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus isolates.

Journal Title

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volume

35

Issue

8

First Page

927

Last Page

928

Keywords

antibiogram, clindamycin, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Recommended Citation

Li A, Selvarangan R, Ogden R, French B, Yu D. Clindamycin-susceptibility Rates of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Varies by Infection Type in Pediatric Patients. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016;35(8):927-928. doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000001200