Neonatal Outbreak of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone Geraldine: A Bundle of Measures to Halt Transmission

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Jun;38(6):749-751. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.35. Epub 2017 Mar 23.

Authors

Elodie Couvé-Deacon¹, Fabienne Mons², Fabien Garnier¹, Pierre Leduc¹, Laure Ponthier², Marie Domelier², Anne Tristan³, Marie-Cécile Ploy¹, Nathalie Pestourie¹

Affiliations

¹ 1Université Limoges,INSERM,CHU Limoges,UMR 1092,Limoges,France.
² 2Department of Neonatal Pediatrics,Mère-Enfant Hospital,Limoges,France.
³ 3National Reference Center for Staphylococci,Hospices Civils de Lyon,Lyon,France.

PMID: 28330518
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.35

No abstract available

Publication types

Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / microbiology
Disease Outbreaks*
France / epidemiology
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infection Control*
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Methicillin Resistance
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / transmission