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This article reports a historical outbreak of Salmonella hadar in a maternity setting. The outbreak occurred following admission of an infected index case, with transmission to 11 other individuals over a three-month period in a maternity and neonatal unit.Despite rigorous assessment of clinical practices, screening of patients and staff, and review of disinfection and sterilization policies, the...
In low- as well as in high-prevalence settings, healthcare workers (HCWs) may be a substantial, under-recognized, reservoir of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and an important potential source of transmission to patients.To report an outbreak of MRSA in a cardiac surgery unit in England over a 10-month period.Cases were defined as patients and staff on the cardiac surgery unit from...
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