Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Gili Regev-Yochay
- Ethan Rubinstein
- Asher Barzilai
- Yehuda Carmeli
- Jacob Kuint
- Jerome Etienne
- Mira Blech
- Gill Smollen
- Ayala Maayan-Metzger
- Azita Leavitt
- Galia Rahav
- Nathan Keller
Publication date
March 2005
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
A neonatal intensive care unit outbreak was caused by a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus previously found in the community (ST45-MRSA-IV). Fifteen infected neonates were identified, 2 of whom died. This outbreak illustrates how a rare community pathogen can rapidly spread through nosocomial transmission
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