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| Title |
Rapid containment of nosocomial transmission of a rare community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) clone, responsible for the Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)
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| Published in |
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13052-016-0323-y |
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| Authors |
Onofrio Lamanna, Dafne Bongiorno, Lisa Bertoncello, Stefano Grandesso, Sandra Mazzucato, Giovanni Battista Pozzan, Mario Cutrone, Michela Chirico, Flavia Baesso, Pierluigi Brugnaro, Viviana Cafiso, Stefania Stefani, Floriana Campanile |
| Abstract |
The aims of this study were to identify the source and the transmission pathway for a Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) outbreak in a maternity setting in Italy over 2 months, during 2014; to implement appropriate control measures in order to prevent the epidemic spread within the maternity ward; and to identify the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) epidemic clone. Epidemiological and microbiological investigations, based on phenotyping and genotyping methods, were performed. All neonates involved in the outbreak underwent clinical and microbiological investigations to detect the cause of illness. Parents and healthcare workers were screened for Staphylococcus aureus to identify asymptomatic carriers. The SSSS outbreak was due to the cross-transmission of a rare clone of ST5-CA-MRSA-SCCmecV-spa type t311, exfoliative toxin A-producer, isolated from three neonates, one mother (from her nose and from dermatological lesions due to pre-existing hand eczema) and from a nurse (colonized in her nose by this microorganism). The epidemiological and microbiological investigation confirmed these as two potential carriers. A rapid containment of these infections was obtained only after implementation of robust swabbing of mothers and healthcare workers. The use of molecular methodologies for typing was able to identify all carriers and to trace the transmission. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 58 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 58 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 16% |
| Researcher | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 9% |
| Other | 14 | 24% |
| Unknown | 14 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 26% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 16% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 15 | 26% |