A multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus capitis clone, NRCS-A, has been isolated from neonatal intensive care units in 17 countries throughout the world. S. capitis NRCS-A prevalence is high in some neonatal intensive care units in France. These data highlight the worldwide endemicity and epidemiologic relevance of this multidrug-resistant, coagulase-negative staphylococci clone.
Keywords: Staphylococci; Staphylococcus capitis; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria; clone NRCS-A; endemic; epidemiologic relevance; multidrug-resistant; neonatal intensive care units; neonatal sepsis; worldwide.