An outbreak of new, nonmultidrug-resistant, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain (SCCmec type IIIA variant-1) in the neonatal intensive care unit transmitted by a staff member

Michal Stein; Shiri Navon-Venezia; Inna Chmelnitsky; David Kohelet; Orna Schwartz; Orly Agmon; Eli Somekh

doi:10.1097/01.inf.0000219407.31195.44

An outbreak of new, nonmultidrug-resistant, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain (SCCmec type IIIA variant-1) in the neonatal intensive care unit transmitted by a staff member

Michal Stein, Shiri Navon-Venezia, Inna Chmelnitsky, David Kohelet, Orna Schwartz, Orly Agmon, Eli Somekh

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A methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain was recovered in a neonatal intensive care unit from 3 blood and 3 sputum specimens with antibiotic susceptibility profile characteristic of community-acquired MRSA. Epidemiologic survey resulted in isolation of an identical strain from the nares of one nurse. All isolates carried a new SCCmec type IIIA variant. Treatment of the nurse with topical mupirocin resulted in cessation of the outbreak.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	557-559
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	25
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.inf.0000219407.31195.44
State	Published - Jun 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

CA-MRSA
NICU
Outbreak
SCCmec
Staphylococcus aureus

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Stein, M., Navon-Venezia, S., Chmelnitsky, I., Kohelet, D., Schwartz, O., Agmon, O., & Somekh, E. (2006). An outbreak of new, nonmultidrug-resistant, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain (SCCmec type IIIA variant-1) in the neonatal intensive care unit transmitted by a staff member. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 25(6), 557-559. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.inf.0000219407.31195.44

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An outbreak of new, nonmultidrug-resistant, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain (SCCmec type IIIA variant-1) in the neonatal intensive care unit transmitted by a staff member

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