Trends in the Incidence of Methicillin‐Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Infection in Children’s Hospitals in the United States

Abstract

There has been a recent increase in the number of hospitalized children with MRSA infection. This increase is largely driven by, but is not limited to, an increase in skin and soft-tissue infections. The mortality rate for hospitalized children with MRSA infection is low.