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8099095

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
An outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) occurred in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) over a period of 2 months involving 16 babies, mainly of low birth weight. Arbitrary grouping of the isolates showed that there were apparently three different strains involved in the outbreak, as determined only by antibiogram. Twenty-three out of 27 isolates were allocated to 'group 1' based on antibiotic sensitivity pattern. Control of spread of the MRSA in the unit was difficult because of some technical constraints but eradication was finally achieved by cohort nursing and treatment with topical mupirocin in paraffin base. All MRSA isolates were resistant to gentamicin, erythromycin, tetracycline and at least four other antibiotics but sensitive to vancomycin. Overcrowding, limited space, inadequate cleaning of the equipment and initial lack of correct attitude to scrupulous handwashing techniques, all appeared to contribute to the ease of spread of the strains involved.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0195-6701
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
211-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal intensive care unit.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Infectious Diseases, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article