Endemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a special care baby unit: a 2 year review
| Autor: | J. L. Faoagali, Joan Webster |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Hand washing Staphylococcus aureus medicine.drug_class Antibiotics medicine.disease_cause law.invention law Epidemiology medicine Infection control Humans Cross Infection business.industry Infant Newborn Outbreak Staphylococcal Infections Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Intensive care unit Nurseries Hospital Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Methicillin Resistance Queensland business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of paediatrics and child health. 26(3) |
| ISSN: | 1034-4810 |
| Popis: | During January 1987, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was isolated for the first time from a baby admitted to the special care baby unit of a large metropolitan hospital. Over a 2 year period, of 1574 babies admitted to the unit, at least 573 (36.4%) became colonized with the organism. Only nine (1.6%) developed significant infectious morbidity and one baby died. Minor infections occurred in a further 35 (6.1%). The outbreak remained uncontrolled despite rigid infection control measures. Subsequent emphasis on hand washing, in-service education and provision of weekly review of the MRSA colonization rates have failed to eliminate the organism from the unit. |
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