Nosocomial spread of a Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus strain causing sepsis in a neonatal intensive care unit.
From 2002 to 2003, 32 isolates of Staphylococcus hominis subsp. novobiosepticus (SHN) were recovered from 21 patients, 18 of whom were neonates, with 13 considered to have late-onset SHN sepsis. All isolates from neonates had an indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern. Our data support SHN as an important nosocomial pathogen in neonates.
Chaves
Fernando
F
Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. fchaves.hdoc@salud.madrid.org
García-Alvarez
Mónica
M
Sanz
Francisca
F
Alba
Concepción
C
Otero
Joaquín R
JR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D041181:Staphylococcus hominis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*