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

2022; UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO; Volume: 64; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1678-9946202264058

ISSN

1678-9946

Autores

Luísa Moura, Camila Rizek, Elisa Barroso de Aguiar, Ana Natiele da Silva Barros, Sibeli Balestrin Dalla Costa, Sânia Alves dos Santos, Ana Paula Marchi, Maria Augusta Bento Cicaroni Gibelli, Carla Regina Tragante, Maria Rita Elmor de Araújo, Flávia Rossi, Thaís Guimarães, Sílvia Figueiredo Costa,

Tópico(s)

Infections and bacterial resistance

Resumo

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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