| SSSS | Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome |
| S. aureus | Staphylococcus aureus |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| ET | Exfoliative Toxin |
| ET-A | Exfoliative toxin A |
| ET-B | Exfoliative toxin B |
| NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| ICD-10 | International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| IQR | Interquartile Range |
| SPSS | Statistical Package for the Social Sciences |
| CLSI | Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute |
| PBP2a | Penicillin-Binding Protein 2a |
| US | United States |
| STROBE | Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology |