PMID- 16465630
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060801
LR  - 20150127
IS  - 0899-823X (Print)
IS  - 0899-823X (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 2
DP  - 2006 Feb
TI  - Management of outbreaks of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection 
      in the neonatal intensive care unit: a consensus statement.
PG  - 139-45
AB  - OBJECTIVE: In 2002, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH; Chicago, 
      Illinois) convened the Chicago-Area Neonatal MRSA Working Group (CANMWG) to 
      discuss and compare approaches aimed at control of methicillin-resistant 
      Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). To better 
      understand these issues on a regional level, the CDPH and the Evanston Department 
      of Health and Human Services (EDHHS; Evanston, Illinois) began an investigation. 
      DESIGN: Survey to collect demographic, clinical, microbiologic, and epidemiologic 
      data on individual cases and clusters of MRSA infection; an additional survey 
      collected data on infection control practices. SETTING: Level III NICUs at 
      Chicago-area hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: Neonates and healthcare workers associated 
      with the level III NICUs. METHODS: From June 2001 through September 2002, the 
      participating hospitals reported all clusters of MRSA infection in their 
      respective level III NICUs to the CDPH and the EDHHS. RESULTS: Thirteen clusters 
      of MRSA infection were detected in level III NICUs, and 149 MRSA-positive infants 
      were reported. Infection control surveys showed that hospitals took different 
      approaches for controlling MRSA colonization and infection in NICUs. CONCLUSION: 
      The CANMWG developed recommendations for the prevention and control of MRSA 
      colonization and infection in the NICU and agreed that recommendations should 
      expand to include future data generated by further studies. Continuing 
      partnerships between hospital infection control personnel and public health 
      professionals will be crucial in honing appropriate guidelines for effective 
      approaches to the management and control of MRSA colonization and infection in 
      NICUs.
FAU - Gerber, Susan I
AU  - Gerber SI
AD  - Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Gerber_Sue@cdph.org
FAU - Jones, Roderick C
AU  - Jones RC
FAU - Scott, Mary V
AU  - Scott MV
FAU - Price, Joel S
AU  - Price JS
FAU - Dworkin, Mark S
AU  - Dworkin MS
FAU - Filippell, Mala B
AU  - Filippell MB
FAU - Rearick, Terri
AU  - Rearick T
FAU - Pur, Stacy L
AU  - Pur SL
FAU - McAuley, James B
AU  - McAuley JB
FAU - Lavin, Mary Alice
AU  - Lavin MA
FAU - Welbel, Sharon F
AU  - Welbel SF
FAU - Garcia-Houchins, Sylvia
AU  - Garcia-Houchins S
FAU - Bova, Judith L
AU  - Bova JL
FAU - Weber, Stephen G
AU  - Weber SG
FAU - Arnow, Paul M
AU  - Arnow PM
FAU - Englund, Janet A
AU  - Englund JA
FAU - Gavin, Patrick J
AU  - Gavin PJ
FAU - Fisher, Adrienne G
AU  - Fisher AG
FAU - Thomson, Richard B
AU  - Thomson RB
FAU - Vescio, Thomas
AU  - Vescio T
FAU - Chou, Teresa
AU  - Chou T
FAU - Johnson, Daniel C
AU  - Johnson DC
FAU - Fry, Mary Beth
AU  - Fry MB
FAU - Molloy, Anne H
AU  - Molloy AH
FAU - Bardowski, Laura
AU  - Bardowski L
FAU - Noskin, Gary A
AU  - Noskin GA
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20060208
PL  - United States
TA  - Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
JT  - Infection control and hospital epidemiology
JID - 8804099
SB  - IM
MH  - Chicago/epidemiology
MH  - Cross Infection/prevention & control
MH  - Disease Outbreaks
MH  - Health Care Surveys
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infection Control/*organization & administration
MH  - *Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
MH  - *Methicillin Resistance
MH  - Staphylococcal Infections/*epidemiology/transmission
MH  - Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects
EDAT- 2006/02/09 09:00
MHDA- 2006/08/02 09:00
CRDT- 2006/02/09 09:00
PHST- 2005/04/18 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2005/08/18 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2006/02/09 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/08/02 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/02/09 09:00 [entrez]
AID - ICHE2005124 [pii]
AID - 10.1086/501216 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Feb;27(2):139-45. doi: 10.1086/501216. Epub 
      2006 Feb 8.