Deoxyribonucleic acid fingerprinting in an outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus intracranial infection after neurotologic surgery.

Background: Meningitis is the most common life-threatening infection occurring as an early postoperative complication of neurotologic surgery. From January to March 2001, Staphylococcus aureus intracranial infection developed in three patients; two cases were consecutive.

Methods: All staff members involved in surgery on any of the three patients had nasal swabs for S.

An outbreak due to multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a burn unit: risk factors for acquisition and management.

Objectives: To describe the investigation and management of an outbreak due to multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii and to determine risk factors for acquisition of the organism.

Setting: A 14-bed regional burn unit in a Canadian tertiary-care teaching hospital.

Design: Case-control study with multivariate analysis of potential risk factors using logistic regression analysis.