Father-to-infant transmission of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is increasingly being recognized as a cause of community-acquired infection. Its transmission in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) has reportedly been linked to a few cases of community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) infection. Here, I describe a case of CA-MRSA transmission from a father to his child in a NICU. Recognition that CA-MRSA may be transmitted in a hospital setting raises important issues for MRSA infection control and treatment options.
Al-Tawfiq
Jaffar A
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Internal Medicine Services Division, Dhahran Health Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. jaffar.tawfiq@aramco.com
D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D005220:Fathers; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000150:complications; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D010360:Patient Transfer; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*