North Carolina medical journal
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Community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections have been increasing. The most common of these infections present as skin abscesses. The objectives of this study were to prospectively determine the prevalence of CA-MRSA in abscesses in the population of a pediatric emergency department, to determine antibiotic sensitivity patterns of the CA-MRSA isolates, and to describe the patient population that presented with skin abscesses. ⋯ CA-MRSA is responsible for the vast majority of skin abscesses presenting to the pediatric emergency department. CA-MRSA isolates are likely to be sensitive to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxisole or clindamycin, although there is some resistance to clindamycin.
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Comparative Study
Field hypotension in patients who arrive at the hospital normotensive: a marker of severe injury or crying wolf?
Trauma patients with hypotension in the field who arrive at a hospital with a normal blood pressure (BP) may not be recognized as significantly injured. ⋯ Despite these limitations, field hypotension is a marker of significant injury in patients arriving at the hospital normotensive.
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This investigation examines self-perception and parental perception of child body size and factors associated with accurate parental perception of child body size. ⋯ The results indicate that (1) Latino AROW/overweight preadolescent children do not have an accurate perception of their own body size; (2) Latino parents have a more accurate perception of their child's body size with a moderately sized correlation suggesting that their perception of their child's body size is frequently inaccurate; and (3) Latino parents with higher education perceive their child's body size more accurately than less educated parents.