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Rapid containment of nosocomial transmission of a rare community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) clone, responsible for the Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS).
Italian journal of pediatrics - 6 Jan 2017
Lamanna Onofrio, Bongiorno Dafne, Bertoncello Lisa, Grandesso Stefano, Mazzucato Sandra, Pozzan Giovanni Battista, Cutrone Mario, Chirico Michela, Baesso Flavia, Brugnaro Pierluigi, Cafiso Viviana, Stefani Stefania, Campanile Floriana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The aims of this study were to identify the source and the transmission pathway for a Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) outbreak in a maternity setting in Italy over 2 months, during 2014; to implement appropriate control measures in order to prevent the epidemic spread within the maternity ward; and to identify the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) epidemic clone. METHODS:...
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