Emergence of and Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> of Community Origin in Intensive Care Nurseries

Abstract

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant S aureus clones have emerged as a major cause of methicillin-resistant S aureus colonization in high-risk newborns. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant S aureus recovery was associated with acquisition during birth, whereas health care-associated methicillin-resistant S aureus clones seemed to be transmitted nosocomially.