An outbreak of infection with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a special care baby unit: value of topical mupirocin and of traditional methods of infection control

E A Davies; A M Emmerson; G M Hogg; M F Patterson; M D Shields

doi:10.1016/0195-6701(87)90137-x

An outbreak of infection with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a special care baby unit: value of topical mupirocin and of traditional methods of infection control

J Hosp Infect. 1987 Sep;10(2):120-8. doi: 10.1016/0195-6701(87)90137-x.

Authors

E A Davies¹, A M Emmerson, G M Hogg, M F Patterson, M D Shields

Affiliation

¹ Department of Bacteriology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.

PMID: 2889764
DOI: 10.1016/0195-6701(87)90137-x

Abstract

This report deals with the problems associated with a high incidence rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in low birth weight infants in a regional special care baby unit. Strict isolation facilities were not used and the outbreak was promptly brought under control by the use of intensive traditional methods of infection control and the use of topical mupirocin in a paraffin base.

MeSH terms

Administration, Topical
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
Cross Infection / drug therapy
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / microbiology
Cross Infection / prevention & control
Disease Outbreaks*
Fatty Acids / administration & dosage
Humans
Infant
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal*
Methicillin / pharmacology*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mupirocin
Ointments
Penicillin Resistance
Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / prevention & control
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Fatty Acids
Ointments
Mupirocin
Methicillin