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Three-Year Surveillance of Community-Acquired Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Children by Kaplan, Sheldon L., Kristina G. Hulten, Blanca E. Gonzalez, Wendy A. Hammerman, Linda Lamberth, Versalovic, James, Edward O. Mason, Jr

“…Background. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates are increasingly frequent causes of skin and soft-tissue infections or invasive…”
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Severe Staphylococcal Sepsis in Adolescents in the Era of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Gonzalez, Blanca E, Martinez-Aguilar, Gerardo, Hulten, Kristina G, Hammerman, Wendy A, Coss-Bu, Jorge, Avalos-Mishaan, Anna, Mason, Edward O., Jr, Kaplan, Sheldon L

“…More than 70% of the community-acquired (CA) staphylococcal infections treated at Texas Children's Hospital are caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus…”
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Randomized Trial of "Bleach Baths" Plus Routine Hygienic Measures vs Routine Hygienic Measures Alone for Prevention of Recurrent Infections by Kaplan, Sheldon L., Forbes, Andrea, Hammerman, Wendy A., Lamberth, Linda, Hulten, Kristina G., Minard, Charles G., Mason, Edward O.

“…Children with probable community-associated Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue or invasive infections were randomized to routine daily hygienic…”
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Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Genes Are Associated With Enhanced Inflammatory Response and Local Disease in Acute Hematogenous Staphylococcus aureus Osteomyelitis in Children by Bocchini, Claire E, Hulten, Kristina G, Mason, Edward O., Jr, Gonzalez, Blanca E, Hammerman, Wendy A, Kaplan, Sheldon L

“…Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying the genes encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin (pvl-positive [pvl+]) are associated with more febrile days and higher…”
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Pulmonary Manifestations in Children with Invasive Community-Acquired Staphylococcus aureus Infection by Gonzalez, Blanca E., Hulten, Kristina G., Dishop, Megan K., Lamberth, Linda B., Hammerman, Wendy A., Mason, Edward O., Kaplan, Sheldon L.

“…Background. Primary pneumonia and metastatic pulmonary infection have become more common in patients with invasive community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus…”
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Venous Thrombosis Associated With Staphylococcal Osteomyelitis in Children by Gonzalez, Blanca E, Teruya, Jun, Mahoney, Donald H., Jr, Hulten, Kristina G, Edwards, Rachael, Lamberth, Linda B, Hammerman, Wendy A, Mason, Edward O., Jr, Kaplan, Sheldon L

“…Venous thrombosis (VT) in children with Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis occurs rarely. We describe clinical features of infections and molecular…”
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Vancomycin MICs for Staphylococcus aureus Vary by Detection Method and Have Subtly Increased in a Pediatric Population Since 2005 by Mason, Edward O, Lamberth, Linda B, Hammerman, Wendy A, Hulten, Kristina G, Versalovic, James, Kaplan, Sheldon L

“…Vancomycin MICs for Staphylococcus aureus isolates in a pediatric hospital with a high rate of staphylococcal infections were examined for any increase over a…”
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Recurrent Community-associated Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Children Presenting to Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas by Bocchini, Claire E, Mason, Edward O, Hulten, Kristina G, Hammerman, Wendy A, Kaplan, Sheldon L

“…BACKGROUND:There are limited data characterizing recurrent staphylococcal disease in children. We sought to define the clinical features and laboratory…”
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Clindamycin treatment of invasive infections caused by community-acquired, methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in children by MARTÍNEZ-AGUILAR, GERARDO, HAMMERMAN, WENDY A, MASON, EDWARD O, KAPLAN, SHELDON L

“…BACKGROUND.Community-acquired, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is an established pathogen in several areas of the United States, but…”
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Hospital‐Acquired Staphylococcus aureus Infections at Texas Children’s Hospital, 2001–2007 by Hultén, Kristina G., Kaplan, Sheldon L., Lamberth, Linda B., Slimp, Katherine, Hammerman, Wendy A., Carrillo‐Marquez, Maria, Starke, Jeffrey R., Versalovic, James, Mason, Jr, Edward O.

“…To document the introduction of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) USA300 clone into a children's hospital. Current molecular epidemiology…”
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Community-Acquired Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Term and Near-Term Previously Healthy Neonates by Fortunov, Regine M, Hulten, Kristina G, Hammerman, Wendy A, Mason, Edward O., Jr, Kaplan, Sheldon L

“…Community-acquired, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections are increasing among children. Our goal is to describe the clinical presentation of…”
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Three-Year Surveillance of Community Onset Health Care-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Children by Hultén, Kristina G, Kaplan, Sheldon L, Gonzalez, Blanca E, Hammerman, Wendy A, Lamberth, Linda B, Versalovic, James, Mason, Edward O

“…BACKGROUND:Staphylococcus aureus causes skin and soft tissue or invasive infections in children in the community, in the hospital or in other ways associated…”
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Evaluation and Treatment of Community-Acquired Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Term and Late-Preterm Previously Healthy Neonates by Fortunov, Regine M, Hulten, Kristina G, Hammerman, Wendy A, Mason, Edward O., Jr, Kaplan, Sheldon L

“…We describe the evaluation and treatment of neonatal community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus disease in the era of community-acquired methicillin-resistant S…”
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Staphylococcus aureus infections in pediatric patients with diabetes mellitus by Menne, Erin N, Sonabend, Rona Yoffe, Mason, Edward O, Lamberth, Linda B, Hammerman, Wendy A, Minard, Charles G, Kaplan, Sheldon L, Hulten, Kristina G

“…Summary Objectives To describe Staphylococcus aureus infections in children with diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods Children with DM (cases) and S. aureus…”
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Staphylococcus aureus sinus infections in children by Whitby, Crystal R, Kaplan, Sheldon L, Mason, Edward O, Carrillo-Marquez, Maria, Lamberth, Linda B, Hammerman, Wendy A, Hultén, Kristina G

“…Abstract Objective Staphylococcus aureus can cause sinusitis in children. The predominant MRSA clone in the United States, USA300, has been associated with…”
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Nasal Staphylococcus aureus colonization among mothers of term and late preterm previously healthy neonates with community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections by Fortunov, Régine M, Hulten, Kristina G, Allen, Coburn H, Hammerman, Wendy A, Lamberth, Linda B, Mason, Jr, Edward O, Kaplan, Sheldon L

“…We enrolled 35 case neonates with community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infection and their mothers and 19 control mother-neonate pairs. We obtained…”
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NASAL STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS COLONIZATION AMONG MOTHERS OF TERM AND LATE PRETERM PREVIOUSLY HEALTHY NEONATES WITH COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTIONS by FORTUNOV, Régine M, HULTEN, Kristina G, ALLEN, Coburn H, HAMMERMAN, Wendy A, LAMBERTH, Linda B, MASON, Edward O, KAPLAN, Sheldon L

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Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Invasive Staphylococcal Infections: The Cart or the Horse?: In Reply by Gonzalez, Blanca E, Hulten, Kristina G, Hammerman, Wendy A, Coss-Bu, Jorge, Avalos-Mishaan, Anna, Mason, Edward O, Kaplan, Sheldon L, Martinez-Aguilar, Gerardo

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Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia in Children in the Era of Community-acquired Methicillin-resistance at Texas Childrenʼs Hospital by Carrillo-Marquez, Maria A, Hulten, Kristina G, Hammerman, Wendy, Lamberth, Linda, Mason, Edward O, Kaplan, Sheldon L

“…BACKGROUND:Community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus (SA) pneumonia has increased in children, yet few studies have focused on this infection. METHODS:Patients…”
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Community-Acquired, Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Musculoskeletal Infections in Children by Martínez-Aguilar, Gerardo, Avalos-Mishaan, Ana, Hulten, Kristina, Hammerman, Wendy, Mason, Edward O, Kaplan, Sheldon L

“…BACKGROUND:The clinical characteristics and virulence factors related to musculoskeletal infections caused by community-acquired, methicillin-resistant…”
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