Modified methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus detected in neonatal intensive care patients.

Melissa Randy GitmanBremy AlburquerqueMarilyn ChungAdriana van de GuchteMitchell J SullivanAjay OblaJose PolancoIrina OussenkoMelissa L SmithFlora SamarooDebbie BarackmanDeena R AltmanEmilia Mia SordilloHarm van Bakel

Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2021)

These two cases highlight the difficulty in identifying non-mecA, non-mecC-mediated MRSA isolates in the clinical microbiology laboratory, which leads to difficulties in implementing appropriate therapy and infection control measures.

Keyphrases

methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
staphylococcus aureus
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
quality improvement