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

Abstract 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.

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