Transmission of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit From a Patient With Community‐Acquired Disease

Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has traditionally been a nosocomial pathogen. However, several recent studies have noted community‐acquired MRSA among young, healthy patients with no risk factors or healthcare system exposure. We report the transmission of a strain of community‐ac...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2003-06, Vol.24 (6), p.460-461
Main Authors: Eckhardt, Christiane, Halvosa, Jesse S., Ray, Susan M., Blumberg, Henry M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
Community-Acquired Infections - microbiology
Community-Acquired Infections - transmission
Concise Communications
Cross Infection - microbiology
Cross Infection - transmission
Disease transmission
Epidemiology
Female
Health care industry
Hospital admissions
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infections
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Infectious diseases
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Medical sciences
Methicillin Resistance
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
Nosocomial infection
Nursing
Risk factors
Specimens
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections - transmission
Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
Toxic epidermal necrolysis
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Summary:Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has traditionally been a nosocomial pathogen. However, several recent studies have noted community‐acquired MRSA among young, healthy patients with no risk factors or healthcare system exposure. We report the transmission of a strain of community‐acquired MRSA in our neonatal intensive care unit.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/502234