Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Japanese neonatal intensive care unit.
Atsushi TsujiwakiKen HisataYudai TohyamaNobuaki MatsunagaYuki UeharaTakashi SasakiKeiichi HiramatsuToshiaki ShimizuPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2020)
Our molecular epidemiological analysis suggested that ST2725 and ST2764 MRSA strains had genetic diversity that could not be explained only by a recent transmission event in the NICU. These MRSA clones might be disseminated in other Japanese hospital facilities as new endemic clones. Our results are expected to contribute to the improvement of infection control measures of MRSA in NICUs.