MRSA outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a developed country: importance of rapid detection of reservoirs and implementation of intervention measures
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo (Online)
; 64: e58, 2022. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT We described a MRSA bloodstream infection outbreak that was rapidly identified and controlled in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after implementation of a bundle of measures, including PCR-screening and HCW decolonization. We found 35% of healthcare workers(HCW) colonized with S. aureus by PCR, one of them that presented skin lesion positive for MSSA (same clone and spa type than two patients). Our findings raise the hypothesis that the outbreak could be related to HCW colonization.
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
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Journal of the São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine
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Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo (Online)
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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (Impresso)
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (Online)
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Säo Paulo (Impresso)
Journal subject:
Medicina Tropical
Year:
2022
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Article
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