@article{027c4265e3374d6891fe8bfcb98e340e,
title = "Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections in patients admitted to freestanding pediatric hospitals, 2009-2016",
abstract = "We observed pediatric S. aureus hospitalizations decreased 36% from 26.3 to 16.8 infections per 1,000 admissions from 2009 to 2016, with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) decreasing by 52% and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus decreasing by 17%, among 39 pediatric hospitals. Similar decreases were observed for days of therapy of anti-MRSA antibiotics.",
author = "Spaulding, {Alicen B.} and Cary Thurm and Courter, {Joshua D.} and Ritu Banerjee and Gerber, {Jeffrey S.} and Newland, {Jason G.} and Parker, {Sarah K.} and Brogan, {Thomas V.} and Kronman, {Matthew P.} and Shah, {Samir S.} and Smith, {Michael J.} and Patel, {Sameer J.} and Lee, {Brian R.} and Hersh, {Adam L.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.",
year = "2018",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1017/ice.2018.259",
language = "English",
volume = "39",
pages = "1487--1490",
journal = "Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology",
issn = "0899-823X",
number = "12",
}