Evidence for transmission of Escherichia coli from mother to child in late-onset neonatal infection.
Genetic characterization of non-K1 Escherichia coli strains isolated from a mother and her neonate allowed us to provide evidence of the maternal origin of a late-onset neonatal infection. The use of ante- and peripartum antimicrobial prophylaxis with amoxicillin may have promoted the vertical transmission of this amoxicillin-resistant E. coli from mother to newborn. It allowed us to clarify the natural history of the disease.
Raymond
Josette
J
Service de Bactériologie, Université Paris V, Hôpital Cochin-Saint Vincent de Paul, Paris, France. j.raymond@svp.aphp.fr
Lopez
Emmanuel
E
Bonacorsi
Stéphane
S
Poyart
Claire
C
Moriette
Guy
G
Jarreau
Pierre-Henri
PH
Bingen
Edouard
E
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D011247:Pregnancy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents