Investigation and control of an outbreak of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections in a level IV NICU

• Main Authors: Gisel Rivera (Author), Kara Mitchell (Author), Jamie Marino (Author), Vivien Yap (Author), Liana Senaldi (Author), Priyanka Tiwari (Author), Jean-Marie Cannon (Author), Rebecca Marrero Roldon (Author), Marie-Claire Rowlinson (Author), Wolfgang Haas (Author), Rae-Jean Hemway (Author), David Calfee (Author), Lisa Saiman (Author), Lars Westblade (Author), Karen Acker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Neonatal intensive care units (NICU) outbreaks caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) are less commonly reported than outbreaks caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus. We report an unusual outbreak of MSSA skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in a level IV N...