Risk Factors Associated With Abscess Formation in Children 5 Years of Age and Younger
| Autor: | Chunxiao Zhu, Erin Lindholm, Brinda Mehta, Vaidehi Agrawal, Avery Wright, Yong Woo Lee, Mohammad Ali Emran |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment medicine.disease_cause Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Incision and drainage medicine Humans Family history Abscess Socioeconomic status Life Style business.industry Soft Tissue Infections Soft tissue bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease Staphylococcus aureus Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Income Soft tissue infection Female business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical pediatrics. 54(6) |
| ISSN: | 1938-2707 |
| Popis: | From 1997 to 2009, hospitalization rates have doubled for pediatric patients with soft tissue abscesses requiring incision and drainage. Despite this increasing national burden, few studies have been conducted to identify the risk factors associated with abscess formation. Our study evaluates a collection of physiological and lifestyle parameters that may serve as risk factors for abscess formation among pediatric patients 5 years of age or younger. Our results indicate family history and age 2 years and younger are associated with higher risk of abscess formation. Furthermore, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus were prevalent pathogens associated with abscess in our study group. Pediatricians may employ these novel parameters to educate parents and/or guardians of high-risk groups on preventing abscess formation to alleviate the burden of incision & dragining requiring abscess on health care costs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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