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Accession number;02A0168947
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| Title;The Frequency of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection in impetigo Contagiosa of Children. |
| Author;
NAKAZAWA CHIFUYU
(Labor Welf. Crop., Tohoku Rosai Hospital)
TAKAYANAGI REIKO
(Labor Welf. Crop., Tohoku Rosai Hospital)
ENDO HIROKO
(Labor Welf. Crop., Tohoku Rosai Hospital)
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Journal Title;Journal of the Japan Pediatric Society
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Journal Code:F0896A
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ISSN:0001-6543
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VOL.106;NO.1;PAGE.38-41(2002)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.2, REF.10 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;Japanese |
| Abstract;Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has received great attention as a cause of community of children. We, therefore, examined the frequency of MRSA infection in impetigo contagiosa of children. Twenty-seven children (5 months to 12 years old) suffering from impetigo contagiosa underwent bacteriological examination of the skin. The MRSA and Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) were detected in 13 (48.1%) and 12 (44.4%) children, respectively. MRSA was isolated most frequently from the patients under three years old and in day nursery care. The MSSA was sensitive to any kind of cephalosporin while the MRSA was sensitive neither to almost all kinds of cephalosporins nor to gentamicin. MSSA (66.6%) and MRSA (92.3%) were resistant for GM. More than 85% of the detected MRSA strains, however, were sensitive to minocyclin, fosfomycin and compounds of sulfamethoxaxole and trimethoprime. Thus, MRSA was very frequently involved in the pathogenesis of impetigo contagiosa of children. Our data support the notion that MRSA is an important cause of community acquired infection of children. (author abst.) |
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