title: Long persistence of methicillin-susceptible strains of Staphylococcus aureus causing sepsis in a neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: Molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus strains causing bacteremia in neonates during 2002 to 2005 revealed seven clones, with four MSSA clones responsible for 80% of the cases. Some clones persisted or reappeared throughout the study. Three bacteremic clones were found colonizing health care workers (HCWs), particularly clone C, which was harbored by at least 15% of HCWs.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Avenida de Cordoba sn, Madrid 28041, Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gomez-Gonzalez
authors.forename: Concepción
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alba
authors.forename: Joaquín R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Otero
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chaves
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D010802:Phylogeny; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification