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Table 1 Characteristics of infants colonized with ST1-MRSA-IVa in an NICU in Palermo, Italy, 2011

From: Epidemic spread of ST1-MRSA-IVa in a neonatal intensive care unit, Italy

Case

Gender

Birth date

Admission date

Inborn/outborn

Gestational age at birth (week)

Weight at birth (g)

Delivery

Reason for admission

Length of stay (days)

Date of first isolation of ST1-MRSA-IVa1

Risk factor(s)

Outcome

1

F

March 28

April 3

outborn

28

760

CS

surgery

45

May 5

CVC, ET, nCPAP, TPN

discharged

22

M

February 19

April 4

outborn

29

960

CS

surgery

35

April 5

CVC, ET, nCPAP

discharged

3

F

May 9

May 9

outborn

35

2240

CS

respiratory distress

19

May 10

CVC

discharged

4

F

May 16

May 16

inborn

39

2770

CS

malformation

41

June 14

CVC, ET

died

5

F

May 4

May 17

outborn

37

2660

VD

malformation

793

June 28

CVC, ET, nCPAP

discharged

6

M

May 17

May 17

inborn

30

1420

CS

preterm care

42

May 24

CVC, nCPAP

discharged

7

F

June 6

June 6

inborn

39

3090

VD

malformation

49

July 12

CVC

discharged

8

F

June 11

June 11

outborn

27

870

CS

preterm care

62

June 28

CVC, ET, nCPAP, TPN

discharged

9

F

June 12

June 13

outborn

30

1450

CS

preterm care

41

July 5

CVC, ET, nCPAP

discharged

10

M

June 19

June 19

inborn

36

2380

CS

respiratory distress

12

June 28

none

discharged

11

F

June 22

June 22

inborn

33

1360

CS19

malformation

26

July 12

CVC, ET, nCPAP, TPN

died

12

F

July 7

July 7

outborn

37

1760

CS

malformation

22

July 12

none

discharged

13

F

July 13

July 13

inborn

39

4220

CS

respiratory distress

7

July 19

none

discharged

14

M

July 17

July 18

inborn

42

1980

VD

respiratory distress

14

July 19

none

discharged

  1. CS = caesarian section, VD = vaginal delivery, CVC = central venous catheter, ET = endotracheal tube, nCPAP = nasal continuous positive airway pressure, TPN = total parenteral nutrition.
  2. 1 weekly screening.
  3. 2 index case.
  4. 3 transferred to a cardiac surgery ward after 69 days of NICU stay and re-admitted after 6 days