Superficial genitourinary abscesses in children: emergence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

The Journal of Urology
Angela L AltStephen A Kramer

Abstract

The prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is increasing. However, little is known about methicillin resistant S. aureus in the genitourinary tract, particularly in children. We assessed the incidence of pediatric genitourinary methicillin resistant S. aureus superficial abscess requiring surgical intervention. We reviewed the records of all children undergoing surgical debridement of superficial abscess at a single institution between 1995 and 2007. We assessed surgical site, organism identity, patient comorbidity, methicillin resistant S. aureus risk factors, number of procedures and patient outcome. Surgical debridement of a superficial genitourinary abscess was performed in 60 children. Patient age ranged from 29 days to 17 years (median 3 years). A single debridement was generally curative, with only 5 patients (8.3%) requiring more than 1 procedure. One patient (1.7%) died of sepsis postoperatively due to Pseudomonas infection. One patient had myelomeningocele, 1 had undergone renal transplant and 2 were undergoing chemotherapy at the time of debridement. None of these 3 patients had a methicillin resistant S. aureus infection. Methicillin resistant S. aureus was more common in the groin/genitalia and l...Continue Reading

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