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"Germs and flu are up; infection control is down" June 9, 2009
Trends in the Incidence of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Children’s Hospitals in the United States
Jeffrey S. Gerber, Susan E. Coffin, Sarah A. Smathers, and Theoklis E. Zaoutis
Just this week, researchers reported that the incidence of MRSA infections among children admitted to pediatric hospitals in the United States more than tripled between 2002 and 2007. Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania found cases of MRSA jumped from 6.7 per 1,000 admissions in 2002 to 21.1 cases per 1,000 admissions in 2007, according to a study released online Monday in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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"Pigs, viruses and politics" May 2, 2009
Are Swine Workers in the United States at Increased Risk of Infection with Zoonotic Influenza Virus?
Kendall P. Myers, Christopher W. Olsen, Sharon F. Setterquist, Ana W. Capuano, Kelley J. Donham, Eileen L. Thacker, James A. Merchant, and Gregory C. Gray
Another study, this one published in the U.S. journal Clinical Infectious Diseases in 2006, found that workers in meat-processing plants have a greater likelihood of being infected by some version of the H1N1 flu virus than the general population (the odds of pig farmers getting the disease are significantly greater again).

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"A shot in the arm for vaccines" April 19, 2009
Vaccines: Pneumococcal Vaccination of Elderly Adults: New Paradigms for Protection
Lisa A. Jackson and Edward N. Janoff
Every year, an estimated 915,000 people 65 and older get pneumonia, and 40 percent of them end up in hospitals, according to a 2004 paper in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Pneumonia often kills older people, said Richard Stefanacci, a geriatrician at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

1 June 2008 Supplement

Volume 46, Number S5
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;46:S350–S359
1058-4838/2008/4611S5-0004$15.00
DOI: 10.1086/533591
SUPPLEMENT ARTICLE

Pathogenesis of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection

Rachel J. Gordon1 and

Franklin D. Lowy1,2

1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, and 2Department of Pathology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York

Staphylococcus aureus is a versatile pathogen capable of causing a wide range of human diseases. However, the role of different virulence factors in the development of staphylococcal infections remains incompletely understood. Some clonal types are well equipped to cause disease across the globe, whereas others are facile at causing disease among community members. In this review, general aspects of staphylococcal pathogenesis are addressed, with emphasis on methicillin‐resistant strains. Although methicillin‐resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains are not necessarily more virulent than methicillin‐sensitive S. aureus strains, some MRSA strains contain factors or genetic backgrounds that may enhance their virulence or may enable them to cause particular clinical syndromes. We examine these pathogenic factors.

Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Rachel J. Gordon, Dept. of Medicine, Div. of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 630 W. 168th St., Box 82, New York, NY 10032 ().

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