Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the neonatal intensive care unit from a patient with community-acquired disease

Christiane Eckhardt; Jesse S Halvosa; Susan M Ray; Henry M Blumberg

doi:10.1086/502234

Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the neonatal intensive care unit from a patient with community-acquired disease

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2003 Jun;24(6):460-1. doi: 10.1086/502234.

Authors

Christiane Eckhardt¹, Jesse S Halvosa, Susan M Ray, Henry M Blumberg

Affiliation

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA.

PMID: 12828327
DOI: 10.1086/502234

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
Community-Acquired Infections / transmission
Cross Infection / microbiology
Cross Infection / transmission*
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Methicillin Resistance*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / transmission*
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*