Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
February 2010
Objective: To document the introduction of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) USA300 clone into a children's hospital. Current molecular epidemiology of infections due to the USA300 strain of MRSA in the pediatric healthcare setting remains obscure.
Design: Retrospective study of patients with hospital-acquired S.