Antibiotic-resistant infections around the head and neck are on the
rise among American children. The finding suggests that tougher strains
of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, sometimes referred to as MRSA, are moving beyond the traditional confines of hospitals and into the community at large.
Researchers reviewed data concerning pediatric infections that had
been collected between 2001 and 2006. They found that of the more than
21,000 infections that had occurred among children during the study
period, almost 22 percent were antibiotic resistant. Overall, MRSA head
and neck infection rates had more than doubled, from about 12 percent
to just over 28 percent.
About one-third of MRSA infections affected the ears, while about 28
percent affected the nasal and sinus regions. Head and neck MRSA
infections accounted for about 14 percent.
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