Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a newborn nursery, a neonatal intensive care unit, and a general pediatrics ward

MeSH terms

• Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Cross Infection / epidemiology*
• DNA, Bacterial / analysis
• Disease Outbreaks
• Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
• Hospital Units*
• Humans
• Infant
• Infant, Newborn
• Intensive Care Units, Neonatal*
• Methicillin Resistance
• Microbial Sensitivity Tests
• Molecular Epidemiology
• Nurseries, Hospital*
• Pediatrics
• Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
• Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
• Staphylococcus aureus / classification
• Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
• Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*