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An outbreak of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis among neonates in a hospital in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Maha Abd El Hafez,
Noha Khalaf,
Mohamed El Ahmady,
Ahmed Aziz,
Abd El Gawad Hashim
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1293
Subject(s) - staphylococcus epidermidis , microbiology and biotechnology , clindamycin , biology , teicoplanin , sccmec , typing , genotype , vancomycin , gentamicin , outbreak , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , virology , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , gene , genetics
Staphylococcus epidermidis is a pathogen associated with nosocomial infection in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). This study investigates an outbreak of methicillin resistant S. epidermidis in an NICU in a hospital in Saudi Arabia.

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