Implication of a healthcare worker with chronic skin disease in the transmission of an epidemic strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric intensive care unit

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作者
Berthelot, P [1 ]
Grattard, F
Fascia, P
Fichtner, C
Moulin, M
Lavocat, MP
Teyssier, G
Lucht, F
Pozzetto, B
机构
[1] Univ Hosp St Etienne, Hosp Bellevue, Infect Dis Unit, Infect Control Unit, F-42055 St Etienne 2, France
[2] Univ Hosp St Etienne, Occupat Hlth Unit, St Etienne, France
[3] Univ Hosp St Etienne, Pediat Intens Care Unit, St Etienne, France
[4] Univ Hosp St Etienne, Microbiol Lab, GIMAP, St Etienne, France
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10.1086/502208
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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This outbreak of colonization of neonates in a 10-bed pediatric intensive care unit illustrates the probable role of a healthcare worker (HCW) in the transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, despite good hygienic practices. It raises the issue of preventive exclusion of HCWs affected by chronic skin disease from high-risk units (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2003;24:299-300).
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