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Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in a neonate

J Raymond1, E Bingen, N Brahimi

  • 1Service Microbiologie, Hôpital Saint Vincent de Paul, Paris, France.

A case of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in a neonate caused by mother-to-child transmission through breast-feeding is reported. Staphylococcus aureus isolates from mother and child were identified using random-amplified polymorphic DNA analysis, which is a simple and rapid method for comparing strains. This study confirms the need to avoid breast-feeding in cases of breast abscess.

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