Prevalence of MRSA colonization in peripartum mothers and their newborn infants.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) cultures were obtained from 288 mother-infant pairs. A questionnaire given to mothers and medical record review assessed risk factors for colonization. Only 2.1% of mothers and 0.7% of infants carried MRSA. There were no identical MRSA mother-newborn pairs. MRSA colonization by expectant mothers is uncommon and transmission to newborns from vaginal delivery did not occur.
Reusch
Margret
M
Department of Internal Medicine Residency Program, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Ghosh
Paramita
P
Ham
Cynthia
C
Klotchko
Alena
A
Singapuri
Salman
S
Everett
George
G
D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009035:Mothers; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000382:microbiology; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult