Increasing skin infections and Staphylococcus aureus complications in children, England, 1997-2006

Sonia Saxena; Paula Thompson; Ruthie Birger; Alex Bottle; Nikos Spyridis; Ian Wong; Alan P. Johnson; Ruth Gilbert; Mike Sharland

doi:10.3201/eid1603.090809

Increasing skin infections and Staphylococcus aureus complications in children, England, 1997-2006

Sonia Saxena^*, Paula Thompson, Ruthie Birger, Alex Bottle, Nikos Spyridis, Ian Wong, Alan P. Johnson, Ruth Gilbert, Mike Sharland

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Abstract

During 1997-2006, general practitioner consultations for skin conditions for children <18 years of age in England increased 19%, from 128.5 to 152.9/1,000 child-years, and antistaphylococcal drug prescription rates increased 64%, from 17.8 to 29.1/1,000 child-years. During the same time period, hospital admissions for Staphylococcus aureus infections rose 49% from 53.4 to 79.3/100,000 child-years.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	530-533
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1603.090809
Publication status	Published - Mar 2010

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