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Airborne transmission from a neonate with Netherton syndrome during an outbreak of MRSA
Author(s) -
Hara Shinya,
Yamamoto Hikaru,
Kawabata Atsushi,
Azuma Teiji,
Ishii Sachie,
Okumura Naoya,
Ito Yoshinori
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.12841
Subject(s) - medicine , outbreak , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , isolation (microbiology) , transmission (telecommunications) , staphylococcus aureus , colonization , infection control , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , virology , telecommunications , bacteria , biology , computer science , genetics
We encountered a 4 month outbreak of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization or infection that was difficult to control despite implementation of standard prevention methods. A neonate with Netherton syndrome had accelerated scaling of the skin and continued positive results for MRSA from clinical samples. The results of air sampling suggested the possibility of airborne transmission. The MRSA outbreak stopped after the patient was transferred to an isolation room, suggesting that airborne MRSA can play a role in MRSA colonization. Isolation rooms should be considered in specific circumstances, as described in the present study.