Severe childhood pneumonitis caused by the Queensland strain of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

• 1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, NSW 2145)
• 3 Sydney Children’s Hospital, Sydney, NSW
• 5 SWAPS Staphylococcal Reference Facility, South Western Area Pathology Service, Sydney, NSW
• 6 Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

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