Emergence of New Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | Zendy

Catherine Healy | Zendy; Kristina G. Hultén | Zendy; Debra L. Palazzi | Zendy; John Campbell | Zendy; Carol J. Baker | Zendy

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Emergence of New Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Author(s) -

Catherine Healy,

Kristina G. Hultén,

Debra L. Palazzi,

John Campbell,

Carol J. Baker

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/425321

Subject(s) - medicine , neonatal intensive care unit , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , bacteremia , intensive care unit , staphylococcal infections , intensive care , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , pediatrics , antibiotics , bacteria , biology , genetics

Genetically distinct strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) of community rather than hospital origin have emerged in many areas of the United States. We determined if MRSA strains causing bacteremia in infants treated from birth in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) demonstrated the genetic traits of community-associated MRSA.

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