Neonatal infection with Staphylococcus capitis NRCS-A in Iceland: A 12-year longitudinal, retrospective study of strains from patients, staff and the environment in a neonatal intensive care unit

Abstract Background The multidrug resistant NRCS-A clone of Staphylococcus capitis (SC) has spread globally in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) where it causes neonatal sepsis and colonisation of infants, fomites and staff. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of international isolates has suggested a...

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Published in:	Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Main Authors:	Ingibjörg Hilmarsdóttir, Kristján Orri Helgason, Álfheidur Thórsdóttir, Mélanie Bonhomme, Jóhanna Dröfn Stefánsdóttir, Ásdís Elfarsdóttir Jelle, Thórdur Thórkelsson, Frédéric Laurent, Marine Butin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-09-01
Subjects:	Staphylococcus capitis NRCS-A Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) Sepsis Colonisation Whole genome sequencing (WGS)
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-025-01623-5