title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: 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 through nosocomial transmission.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat-Gan, 52621 Israel. gregev@hsph.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Gili
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Regev-Yochay
authors.forename: Ethan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rubinstein
authors.forename: Asher
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barzilai
authors.forename: Yehuda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Carmeli
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuint
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Etienne
authors.forename: Mira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blech
authors.forename: Gill
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smollen
authors.forename: Ayala
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maayan-Metzger
authors.forename: Azita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leavitt
authors.forename: Galia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rahav
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents