New Threats from an Old Foe: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Neonates

Y Dong, K Glaser, CP Speer - Neonatology, 2018 - karger.com
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a ubiquitous human inhabitant and
one of the important pathogens of neonatal infections. MRSA is associated with significant …

Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in the neonatal intensive care unit: A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Washam, J Woltmann, B Haberman… - American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Context Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes a significant burden of
illness in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) worldwide. Identifying infants colonized with …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial contamination in hospital environment has the potential to colonize preterm newborns' nasal cavities

C Cason, M D'Accolti, G Campisciano, I Soffritti… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Infants born before 28 weeks are at risk of contracting healthcare-associated infections
(HAIs), which could be caused by pathogens residing on contaminated hospital surfaces. In …

Lack of involvement of Fenton chemistry in death of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive strains of Staphylococcus aureus and destruction of their genomes on …

SL Warnes, CW Keevil - Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The pandemic of hospital-acquired infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) has declined, but the evolution of strains with enhanced virulence and toxins …

Virulence patterns of Staphylococcus aureus strains from nasopharyngeal colonization

S Deinhardt-Emmer, S Sachse, J Geraci… - Journal of Hospital …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The prevalence of nasopharyngeal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus
can reach 20–30% among the population, which can lead to invasive infection. Aim To …

Phenotypic and Molecular Characteristics of Community-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Neonates

Q Dong, Y Liu, W Li, M Chen, W Li… - Infection and Drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen causing a wide
variety of diseases ranging from mild skin infections to life-threatening bacteremia. This …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of a coordinated strategy for containment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria carriage in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the context of an …

L Saporito, G Graziano, F Mescolo, E Amodio… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2021 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients is a
threat, due to the frequent use of antimicrobial treatment and invasive devices in fragile …

A prospective cohort study of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in neonates: the role of maternal carriage and …

J Lin, C Wu, C Yan, Q Ou, D Lin, J Zhou… - Infection and drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Staphylococcus aureus, particularly methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), in
mothers can cause serious outcomes in neonates. We aimed to elucidate the associations of …

Existence of multiple SCCmec elements in clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

N Nagasundaram, S Sistla - Journal of Medical …, 2019 - microbiologyresearch.org
Purpose. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can be classified into hospital-
acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA) and community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), based on the …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus in neonates on admission to a Chinese neonatal intensive care unit

W Geng, Y Qi, W Li, TH McConville, A Hill-Ricciuti… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Purpose Little is known about the molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus in
Chinese neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). We describe the molecular epidemiology of …