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 through nosocomial transmission.
Regev-Yochay
Gili
G
Infectious Diseases Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat-Gan, 52621 Israel. gregev@hsph.harvard.edu
Rubinstein
Ethan
E
Barzilai
Asher
A
Carmeli
Yehuda
Y
Kuint
Jacob
J
Etienne
Jerome
J
Blech
Mira
M
Smollen
Gill
G
Maayan-Metzger
Ayala
A
Leavitt
Azita
A
Rahav
Galia
G
Keller
Nathan
N
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*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents