MRSA outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a developed country: importance of rapid detection of reservoirs and implementation of intervention measures

Autor: Maria Luísa Moura, Camila Fonseca Rizek, Elisa Aguiar, Ana Natiele da Silva Barros, Sibeli Costa, Sania Alves dos Santos, Ana Paula Marchi, Maria Augusta Bento Cicaroni Gibelli, Carla Regina Tragante, Maria Rita Elmor de Araújo, Flavia Rossi, Thais Guimaraes, Silvia Figueiredo Costa

Publikováno v: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Volume: 64, Article number: e58, Published: 30 SEP 2022
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 64 (2022); e58
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; v. 64 (2022); e58
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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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 w

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