RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Staphylococcus aureus JF Pediatrics in Review JO Pediatr. Rev. FD American Academy of Pediatrics SP 287 OP 298 DO 10.1542/pir.2017-0224 VO 39 IS 6 A1 Ondusko, Devlynne S. A1 Nolt, Dawn YR 2018 UL http://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/content/39/6/287.abstract AB Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that can cause a variety of illnesses through suppurative or nonsuppurative (toxin-mediated) means. S aureus is a common cause of skin and skin structure infections as well as osteoarticular infections in the pediatric population. S aureus is also identified in cases of septicemia, infective endocarditis, pneumonia, ocular infections, and central nervous system infections. To design appropriate empirical therapy, pediatricians should be knowledgeable about the resistance patterns of S aureus in their communities, including methicillin and clindamycin resistance. This article reviews the microbiology, colonization and transmission, and antibiotic resistance of and clinical diseases caused by S aureus.