Table 1 Clinical information for the babies infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Patient	Sex	Type of delivery	Age at discharge (days)	Age at onset of lesions (days)	Month of onset of lesions in 2004	No of lesions	Site of lesions	Cellulitis	MRSA strain isolated	Admitted for infection	Treatment
Patient	Sex	Type of delivery	Age at discharge (days)	Age at onset of lesions (days)	Month of onset of lesions in 2004	No of lesions	Site of lesions	Cellulitis	MRSA strain isolated	Admitted for infection	Topical	Oral
1	Boy	Caesarean	4	6	May	Single	Neck	No	–	No	Neosporin	–
2	Boy	Caesarean	4	7	July	Multiple	Neck, ear, chin	Yes	–	Yes	Mupirocin	Cephalexin
3	Boy	Caesarean	4	6	August	Multiple	Neck, ear	No	–	No	Mupirocin	Clindamycin
4	Boy	Caesarean	5	12	September	Multiple	Neck, groin	No	–	No	Mupirocin	–
5	Boy	Caesarean	4	7	September	Multiple	Groin	No	Strain 1	No	Mupirocin	Cefaclor
6	Girl	Vaginal	3	4	September	Single	Neck	No	Strain 1	No	Mupirocin	–
7	Boy	Caesarean	5	23	October	Multiple	Groin, perineum	No	Strain 2	No	Mupirocin	–
8	Boy	Vaginal	3	11	October	Multiple	Groin, leg, trunk	No	Strain 1	No	Mupirocin	–
9	Boy	Caesarean	10	6	October	Multiple	Perineum, leg	Yes	Strain 1	No	Mupirocin	–
10	Girl	Caesarean	3	18	December	Multiple	Groin, perineum	No	Strain 1	No	Mupirocin	–
11	Boy	Caesarean	4	10	December	Multiple	Perineum	No	–	No	Mupirocin	–