Clinical features of children diagnosed with MRSA bacteraemia at date of first positive culture
| Clinical features | No. of cases with information | No (%) positive |
|---|---|---|
| Fever | 108 | 54 (50) |
| Age <1 month | 43 | 7 (16.3) |
| Age 1–11 months | 32 | 23 (71.9) |
| Age 1–15 years | 33 | 24 (72.7) |
| Mechanical ventilation | 108 | 38 (35.2) |
| Skin or soft tissue infection | 107 | 35 (32.7) |
| Total parenteral nutrition | 111 | 34 (30.6) |
| Lower respiratory tract infection | 103 | 30 (29.1) |
| Surgical site/wound infection | 109 | 14 (12.8) |
| Neutropenia | 105 | 10 (9.5) |
| Intra-abdominal infection | 106 | 7 (6.6) |
| Urinary tract infection | 107 | 5 (4.7) |
| Osteomyelitis | 105 | 4 (3.8) |
| Endocarditis | 108 | 2 (1.9) |
| Exposure to invasive procedures in week before the onset of bacteraemia | ||
| Intravascular lines | 107 | 34 (31.8) |
| Surgery* | 101 | 13 (12.9) |
| Intubation | 33 | 5 (15.2) |
| Endoscopy | 92 | 1 (1.1) |
| Other* | 79 | 27 (34.2) |
| Location of patient | ||
| SCBU/NICU | 114 | 53 (46.5) |
| General Paediatric Medical | 114 | 22 (19.3) |
| Paediatric Intensive Care Unit | 114 | 19 (16.7) |
| Specialist Paediatric Medical | 114 | 10 (8.8) |
| Paediatric Surgical | 114 | 7 (6.1) |
| Other | 114 | 3 (2.6) |
↵* Includes: aspiration of knee, splenectomy, cloacal exstrophy reconstruction, microlaryngobronchospy, and revision of tracheal stoma, dental extraction and lumbar puncture.