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

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2022
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INST MEDICINA TROPICAL SAO PAULO
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REVISTA DO INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DE SAO PAULO, v.64, article ID e58, 5p, 2022
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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 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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Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Outbreak
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