title: Transmission of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from breast milk in the neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become increasingly common in neonatal intensive care units and can lead to severe outcomes. Baby C, of a set of quadruplets, died of MRSA sepsis. The surviving siblings were colonized with MRSA. Expressed breast milk was fed to all infants; tested breast milk samples were all MRSA-positive. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis results of isolates from the infants and breast milk were indistinguishable.
authors.affiliation: Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA. dterashita@dhs.co.la.ca.us
authors.forename: Dawn Terashita
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Gastelum
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dassey
authors.forename: Laurene
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mascola
authors.forename: Lori M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Yasuda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D008413:Mastitis / Q000382:microbiology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011783:Quadruplets; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000635:transmission; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*