Pediatric Community-Acquired Bone and Joint Staphylococcus Aureus Infections In Europe: Severe Infections are Associated to Panton-Valentine Leucocidin Presence.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 39(6): e73-e76, 2020 06.
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| ID: mdl-32221170
To analyze host and pathogen factors related to disease severity of community-acquired bone and joint infections in children, a cohort of pediatric patients was prospectively recruited from 13 centers in 7 European countries. A total of 85 children were included, 11 (13%) had a severe infection. Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive isolates were 17%, and 6% of the isolates were methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Multivariate analysis identified Panton-Valentine leukocidin presence (adjusted odds ratio, 12.6; P = 0.01) as the only factor independently associated with severe outcome, regardless of methicillin resistance.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones Estafilocócicas
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Toxinas Bacterianas
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Artritis Infecciosa
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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas
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Exotoxinas
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Leucocidinas
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España