2013-01-31Zeitschriftenartikel
MRSA Transmission on a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Epidemiological and Genome-Based Phylogenetic Analyses
Nübel, Ulrich; Nachtnebel, Matthias; Falkenhorst, Gerhard; Benzler, Justus; Hecht, Jochen; Kube, Michael; Bröcker, Felix; Moelling, Karin; Bührer, Christoph; Gastmeier, Petra; Piening, Brar; Behnke, Michael; Dehnert, Manuel; Layer, Franziska; Witte, Wolfgang; Eckmanns, Tim
Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may cause prolonged outbreaks of infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). While the specific factors favouring MRSA spread on neonatal wards are ...