TY - JOUR
T1 - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in neonatal intensive care unit
AU - Regev-Yochay, Gili
AU - Rubinstein, Ethan
AU - Barzilai, Asher
AU - Carmeli, Yehuda
AU - Kuint, Jacob
AU - Etienne, Jerome
AU - Blech, Mira
AU - Smollen, Gill
AU - Maayan-Metzger, Ayala
AU - Leavitt, Azita
AU - Rahav, Galia
AU - Keller, Nathan
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/20044377604
U2 - 10.3201/eid1103.040470
DO - 10.3201/eid1103.040470
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C2 - 15757564
AN - SCOPUS:20044377604
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 11
SP - 453
EP - 456
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 3
ER -