An outbreak of pyodermas among neonates caused by ultrasound gel contaminated with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:To investigate an outbreak of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infections in a neonatal clinic. DESIGN:Prospective chart review, environmental sampling, and genotyping by two independent methods: pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR). A case-control study was performed with 31 controls from the same clinic. SETTING:A German 1,350-bed tertiary-care teaching university hospital. RESULTS:There was a significant increase in the incidence of pyodermas with MSSA; 10 neonates in good physical condition with no infection immediately after birth developed pyodermas. A shared spatula and ultrasound gel were the only identified infection sources. The gel contained MSSA and was used for hip joint sonographies in all neonates. PFGE and RAPD-PCR patterns from 6 neonates and from the gel were indistinguishable and thus genetically related clones. The case-control study revealed no significant risk factor with the exception of cesarean section (P=.006). The attack rate by days of hip-joint sonography between April 15 and April 27, 1994, was 11.8% to 40%. CONCLUSIONS:Inappropriate hygienic measures in connection with lubricants during routine ultrasound scanning may lead to nosocomial S. aureus infections of the skin. To our knowledge this source of S. aureus infections has not previously been described.

authors

Weist K,Wendt C,Petersen LR,Versmold H,Rüden H

doi

10.1086/501729

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-12-01 00:00:00

pages

761-4

issue

12

eissn

0899-823X

issn

1559-6834

pii

S0195941700044416

journal_volume

21

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