Neonatal infection with Staphylococcus capitis NRCS-A in Iceland: A 12-year longitudinal, retrospective study of strains from patients, staff and the environment in a neonatal intensive care unit
The study demonstrated interpatient transmission, widespread dissemination and persistence of the SC-NRCS-A clone in the Icelandic NICU. The close phylogenetic relationship of Icelandic isolates with those from Norway and Ireland suggests potential import to Iceland by NICU staff or infants receiving medical care in these neighbouring countries at some point before 2009 for the Irish clone and before 2014 for the Norwegian clone.
Authors
- Mélanie Bonhomme
- Kristján Orri Helgason
- Ásdís Elfarsdóttir Jelle
- Þórður Þórkelsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2537-2794)
- Ingibjörg Hilmarsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0718-4741)
- Marine Butin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9453-4641)
- Frédéric Laurent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0609-9091)
- Álfheidur Thórsdóttir
- Jóhanna Dröfn Stefánsdóttir
Institutions
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR)
- École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (FR)
- Reykjavík University (IS)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- University of Iceland (IS)
- Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant (FR)
- Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse (FR)
- National University Hospital of Iceland (IS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-025-01623-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche