Prolonged silent carriage, genomic virulence potential and transmission between staff and patients characterize a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Sharline Madera, Nicole McNeil , Paula Hayakawa Serpa, Jack Kamm, Christy Pak , Carolyn Caughell , Amy Nichols , David Dynerman, Lucy M. Li, Estella Sanchez-Guerrero, Maira S. Phelps, Angela M. Detweiler, Norma Neff, Helen Reyes , Steve A. Miller , Deborah S. Yokoe , Joseph L. DeRisi , Lynn Ramirez-Avila and Charles R. Langelier

Cambridge University Press, 2023

Abstract: Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important pathogen in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) that confers significant morbidity and mortality. Objective: Improving our understanding of MRSA transmission dynamics, especially among high-risk patients, is an infection prevention priority.