An Outbreak of Methicillin-Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

2003153 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Lisa Saiman

Alicia Cronquist · Epidemic Intelligence Service

Fann Wu · Columbia University

Juyan Zhou · NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

David Rubenstein · NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

William Eisner · International Center for Public Health

Barry N. Kreiswirth · Novosibirsk Tuberculosis Research Institute

Abstract

A possible route of MRSA transmission was elucidated by molecular typing. MRSA appears to have been transferred from our adult facility to our pediatric facility by a rotating HCW. Spa typing allowed comparison of our institution's MRSA strains with previously characterized outbreak clones.

Topics & Keywords

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volume 24, Issue 5, pp. 317-321

DOI: 10.1086/502217

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