Epidemiology and genomics of a slow outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA) in a neonatal intensive care unit: Successful chronic decolonization of MRSA-positive healthcare personnel

Abstract Objective: To describe the genomic analysis and epidemiologic response related to a slow and prolonged methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreak. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: We conducted an e...

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Main Authors: Quan, Kathleen A, Sater, Mohamad RA, Uy, Cherry, Clifton-Koeppel, Robin, Dickey, Linda L, Wilson, William, Patton, Pat, Chang, Wayne, Samuelson, Pamela, Lagoudas, Georgia K, Allen, Teri, Merchant, Lenny, Gannotta, Rick, Bittencourt, Cassiana E, Soto, JC, Evans, Kaye D, Blainey, Paul C, Murray, John, Shelton, Dawn, Lee, Helen S, Zahn, Matthew, Wolfe, Julia, Madey, Keith, Yim, Jennifer, Gohil, Shruti K, Grad, Yonatan H, Huang, Susan S
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2023
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148377