Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

A neonatal intensive care unit outbreak was caused by a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus previously found in the community (ST45-MRSA-IV). Fifteen infected neonates were identified, 2 of whom died. This outbreak illustrates how a rare community pathogen can rapidly spread throug...

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Main Authors: Gili Regev-Yochay, Ethan Rubinstein, Asher Barzilai, Yehuda Carmeli, Jacob Kuint, Jerome Etienne, Mira Blech, Gill Smollen, Ayala Maayan-Metzger, Azita Leavitt, Galia Rahav, Nathan Keller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Community Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
outbreak
neonatal intensive care unit
dispatch
Israel
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/3/04-0470_article

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