ArticleAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2014
Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal care center: methicillin-susceptible strains should be a main concern.
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- A Trial of Automated Outbreak Detection to Reduce Hospital Pathogen Spread.NEJM evidence · 2024Trial
- Hospital-wide pathogen transmission surveillance combining epidemiological, genetic, and spectroscopic approaches.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Surveillance for Colonization, Transmission, and Infection With Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Clonal diversity and genomic characterization of Panton-valentine Leukocidin (PVL)-positive Staphylococcus aureus in Tehran, Iran.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak reveals incubators as pathogen reservoir in neonatal care center.European journal of pediatrics · 2019Article
- Outbreak report of investigation and control of an outbreak of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-positive methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-MSSA) infection in neonates and mothers.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
- The Bacteriology and Its Virulence Factors in Neonatal Infections: Threats to Child Survival Strategies.Journal of pathogens · 2018Article
- Lack of Comprehensive Outbreak Detection in Hospitals.Infection control and hospital epidemiology · 2016Article
- Burden of Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Hospitalized Infants.JAMA pediatrics · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the context of a methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) outbreak, we aimed to improve our knowledge of S. aureus (SA) epidemiology in the neonatal care center (NCC) of a tertiary care teaching hospital.
methodsWe performed a complete one-year review of SA carrier, colonized or infected patients. Monthly prevalence and incidence of SA intestinal carriage, colonization and infection were calculated and the types of infection analysed. During the MSSA outbreak, strains were studied for antimicrobial resistance, content of virulence genes and comparative fingerprint in Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis. Hand hygiene and catheter-related practices were assessed by direct observational audits. Environmental investigation was performed in search of a SA reservoir.
resultsEpidemiological analyses showed 2 or 3 prevalence peaks on a background of SA endemicity. In the NCC, during 2009, overall MSSA prevalence did not decrease below 5.5%, while mean MRSA prevalence was about 1.53%. Analysis of infection cases revealed that the outbreak corresponded to the emergence of catheter-related infections and was probably related to the relaxation in infection control practices in a context of high colonization pressure. Health care workers' white coats appeared as a potential environmental reservoir that could perpetuate SA circulation in the ward.
conclusionThis report emphasizes the importance of integrating MSSA along with methicillin-resistant SA in a program of epidemiological surveillance in the NCC.
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