Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization among women admitted for preterm delivery.

Abstract

These findings suggest that maternal methicillin-resistant S aureus colonization is not a significant risk factor for vertical transmission of neonatal methicillin-resistant S aureus colonization.

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Subjects

• Adult
• Female
• Gestational Age
• Humans
• Infant, Newborn
• Infant, Premature
• Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
• Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
• Male
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
• Obstetric Labor, Premature
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
• Prospective Studies
• Staphylococcal Infections
• Young Adult

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Authors

• Gweneth B Lazenby
• David E Soper
• Wanda Beardsley
• Cassandra D Salgado

Publication date

2012-04-02

Journal

Journal topics

• Gynecology
• Obstetrics

Language

Eng.

Copyright

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.

Release reference

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Apr;206(4):329.e1-5

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