Article
Non-multidrug-resistant, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal unit.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Oct 2014
Garcia Cilmara P, Rosa Juliana F, Cursino Maria A, Lobo Renata D, Mollaco Carla H, Gobara Satiko, Malieno Paula B, Raymundo Gabriela F, Soares Robson E, Keil Kleiste G, Toma Edi, Salomão Matias C, Matté M Helena, Krebs Vera L, Gibelli M Augusta, Kondo Mario M, Zugaib Marcelo, Costa Silvia F, Levin Anna S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In the last decade, non-multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (NM-MRSA) has been described as an important agent in bloodstream infections in our hospital. METHODS: This prospective cohort study, conducted from February 2009 through January 2010 in the neonatal unit, evaluated 403 newborns (NB), their 382 mothers and 148 health care workers (HCW). RESULTS: Approximately 217 NB...
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