Neonatal Staphylococcus aureus acquisition at a tertiary intensive care unit

•Whole-genome sequencing can be used as a tool to detect transmission. •Health care workers might be an important link in neonatal Staphylococcus aureus transmission. •Additional training programs may improve hand hygiene compliance. Background In this study, we explored the role of colonization in health care workers (HCWs) in transmission of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) to neonates at a level IV neonatal intensive care...