Demographic and clinical characteristics of children with Community-onset methicillin resistant S. aureus infections in central, northern and eastern regions of Argentina.

CA-MRSA: Community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, HACO-MRSA: Healthcare-associated community-onset methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.aCBAH1-H3: Prospective surveillance of CO-S. aureus infections in children from three children's hospitals of Córdoba (CBAH1, CBAH2 and CBAH3), 2007 and 2008.bCSACHARG: Prospective surveillance of CO-S. aureus infections in children from Argentina, 2007 [16].cP values are based on chi-square test or Fisher's exact test, as appropriate, for CA-MRSA,CBAH1-H3 vs. CA-MRSA, CSACHARG and total CA-MRSA vs. HACO-MRSA comparisons by each of categorical variables (males and infection type); pdValues are number of patients and the percentages are indicated in parentheses. [n]: number of patients with this secondary infection focus (CA-MRSA: 342 infections in 312 patients).eAbscess and cellulites: include 9 cases of impetigo(1 from CBAH1-H3 and 8 cases from CSACHARG).fDeep abscess included: breast (2 cases), psoas (4 cases), liver and renal (1 case each one) abscesses.