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- * A significant 35% of HCWs tested positive for S. aureus through PCR, with one HCW showing a skin lesion that matched the strain found in two affected patients.
- * These results suggest that the outbreak may have originated from HCW colonization, highlighting the importance of infection control in healthcare settings.
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We described a MRSA bloodstream infection outbreak that was rapidly identified and controlled in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after implementation of a bundle of measures, including PCR-screening and HCW decolonization. We found 35% of healthcare workers(HCW) colonized with S. aureus by PCR, one of them that presented skin lesion positive for MSSA (same clone and spa type than two patients). Our findings raise the hypothesis that the outbreak could be related to HCW colonization.
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