Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the neonatal intensive care unit from a patient with community-acquired disease.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has traditionally been a nosocomial pathogen. However, several recent studies have noted community-acquired MRSA among young, healthy patients with no risk factors or healthcare system exposure. We report the transmission of a strain of community-acquired MRSA in our neonatal intensive care unit.
Eckhardt
Christiane
C
Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA.
Halvosa
Jesse S
JS
Ray
Susan M
SM
Blumberg
Henry M
HM
D000328:Adult; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*