The prevalence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among outpatient children in a tertiary hospital

Abstract

The rate of MRSA carriage among children in Riyadh province was within the range reported internationally. As the MRSA rate among <i>S. aureus</i> infected children was 23.2%, empirical MRSA coverage should be considered in children with suspected <i>S. aureus</i> infections.