Outbreak of skin and soft tissue infections in a hospital newborn nursery in Italy due to community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 clone

To our knowledge, this is the first report of a hospital outbreak caused by the USA300 CA-MRSA clone in Europe. It is important to reinforce infection control measures, particularly in high-risk groups, such as neonates, to prevent USA300 from becoming endemic in European hospitals.