[Outbreak of SARG in a neonatal intensive care unit].
The article provides information on an outbreak of infection with a strain of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to gentamicin (SARG) and a hyperproducer of enterotoxins A and D at a neonatal intensive care unit of the University Hospital in Hradec Králové. A retrospective investigation was carried out that provided an overview of the presence of the SARG strain in the patients, staff and hospital environment. Subsequently, strict infection precautions were implemented and the importance of rational antimicrobial therapy was emphasized.
Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, e-mail: lenka.hobzova@fnhk.cz.
Lenka
L
Hobzová
Miroslav
M
Špliňo
Roman
R
Chlíbek
Helena
H
Žemličková
Lenka
L
Ryšková
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017053:Infection Control; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins