Bordetella bronchiseptica in a pediatric Cystic Fibrosis center.

Background: Bordetella bronchiseptica is a common pathogenic or colonizing organism of domestic mammals. In dogs, it causes an infectious tracheobronchitis known as Kennel Cough. Human infections are unusual and almost exclusively described in immunocompromised patients who have had contact with a known animal reservoir.

Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at a pediatric healthcare system, 1991-2003.

Background: The emergence and epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at a Minneapolis pediatric healthcare facility was investigated.

Methods: Children with MRSA infections from January 1991 to December 2003 were classified as community-associated (CA) or healthcare-associated (HA) using established criteria. Isolates were subtyped using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and grouped into pulsed-field types (PFTs).