Coagulase-negative staphylococcal skin carriage among neonatal intensive care unit personnel: from population to infection.

Coagulase - negative staphylococcal skin carriage among NICU personnel : from 1 population to infection

Prevalence of molecular types and mecA gene carriage of coagulase-negative Staphylococci in a neonatal intensive care unit: relation to nosocomial septicemia.

Molecular typing of isolates revealed that neonatal coagulase-negative staphylococcal (CONS) septicemia is most frequently caused by predominant, antibiotic-resistant CONS types, which are widely distributed among both neonates and staff of the neonatal unit, suggesting cross-contamination. Therefore, infection control measures may be valuable in the prevention of this common nosocomial septice...

Staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome in a very low birth weight premature infant.

Exfoliative skin diseases are rare in neonates. When caused by coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus, scalded-skin diseases such as staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome (SSSS), bullous impetigo, and staphylococcal scarlet fever may develop. These diseases might cause significant complications and mortality. SSSS is caused by staphylococcal exfoliative toxins A or B, which split the granular ...

Genetic population structure of coagulase-negative staphylococci associated with carriage and disease in preterm infants.

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are a leading cause of sepsis in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting. To evaluate the hypothesis that isolates of CoNS associated with disease belong to hypervirulent clones, as opposed to being drawn randomly from the neonatal unit carriage flora, we conducted a prospective, case-controlled study in a busy NICU. Using pulsed-field gel electro...

Molecular epidemiology of coagulase - negative Staphylococcus carriage in 1 neonates admitted to an intensive care unit in Brazil 2

18 Background 19 Nasal colonization with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) has been 20 described as a risk factor for subsequent systemic infection. In this study, we aimed to 21 evaluate the profile of CoNS isolates colonizing the nares of children admitted to a 22 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a major city located in central Brazil. 23 Methods 24 We assessed CoNS carriage at a...