MRSA blood infections are less fatal in kids, says study according to : Zee News

For the study, the researchers studied the outcomes of children with MRSA bacteremia, or blood infections, in patients younger than 18 from three large, regional children's hospitals. Children may have high complication rates that increase each day infections linger untreated, said the study that highlights the urgent need for effective intervention. In adults, MRSA infections that reach the bloodstream are responsible for numerous complications and fatalities, killing 10 per cent to 30 per cent of patients. Washington: A new study has found that children with bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a common antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are less fatal to them than adults with this condition. With each passing day, the researchers found, the risk of developing a complication rose by 50 per cent for kids.




And with each additional day the blood infections linger in children, the increased risk of developing complications rose by 50%. To determine the criteria for treatment failure, Hamdy and her colleagues did a secondary analysis of the outcomes. "Additional studies are needed to better understand what the target dose or concentration should be in children," Hamdy said. A study today in Pediatrics indicates that MRSA bloodstream infections affect children differently than adults, and that without early and aggressive treatment, children are at risk of developing serious complications. The primary sources of the infection in the children were osteomyelitis, or bone infections (31%), catheter-related bloodstream infections (22%), and skin and soft-tissue infections (16%).

Study: MRSA blood infections less fatal in children

However, one-quarter of children with MRSA blood infections develop serious complications, such as blood clots caused by an immune response to the infection, that can spread to areas like the heart. Nearly 80 percent of adult MRSA infections are community acquired, rather than being picked up at the hospital. May 5 (UPI) -- A new study found children with bloodstream infections from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, are less likely to die from the disease. MRSA infections that reach the bloodstream in adults often cause complications and death, leading to the deaths of 10 percent to 30 percent of patients. A new study by researchers at Children's National Health System in Washington, D.C., examined the outcomes of 232 children with MRSA bacteremia, or blood infections, at centers in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Salt Lake City from 2007 to 2014.


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