Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization: a three-year prospective study in a neonatal intensive care unit in Italy.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization: a three-year prospective study in a neonatal intensive care unit in Italy.

BACKGROUND: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major etiological agent of infection in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Routes of entry of this organism can be different and the transmission pathway complex. Colonized neonates are the main endogenous reservoir. METHODS AND...

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Main Authors: Daniela M Geraci, Mario Giuffrè, Celestino Bonura, Domenica Matranga, Aurora Aleo, Laura Saporito, Giovanni Corsello, Anders Rhod Larsen, Caterina Mammina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3914835?pdf=render

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