MRSA Notes

I hate to even talk about this, but I have heard two horrific stories lately of babies born with MRSA septicemia. This is a VERY technical article, titled “What Organisms Cause Neonatal Sepsis,” but if you need it, it is here, at PediatricEducation.org.

One thing interesting to me in this article was that Staphylococcus aureus is usually involved in “late onset sepsis (after 7 days old)” rather than early onset. Notably, both of the stories I have heard recently were babies born with MRSA. Very sad stuff, I pray you don’t ever have to deal with it.

Education, MRSA, MRSA in Children

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