Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study at 39 U.S. pediatric hospitals using data from the Pediatric Health Information Systems administrative database, according to the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy in Minneapolis.
Researchers found pediatric S. aureus hospitalizations decreased 36 percent from 26.3 per 1,000 admissions in 2009 to 16.8 infections per 1,000 admissions in 2016. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus decreased by 52 percent and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus decreased by 17 percent over the study period.
Additionally, there were similar decreases for days of therapy using anti-MRSA antibiotics.
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