H1N1/MRSA Coinfection Linked to Death Risk in Children.
A significant number of previously healthy children developed severe pneumonia and respiratory failure when infected with H1N1 influenza during the 2009 pandemic. A study published online October 17 in Pediatrics associates an 8-fold increased mortality rate among such children with coinfection by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
