Nasal Staphylococcus aureus colonization among mothers of term and late preterm previously healthy neonates with community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections.
We enrolled 35 case neonates with community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infection and their mothers and 19 control mother-neonate pairs. We obtained neonatal and maternal anterior nasal cultures, and clinical isolates. S. aureus nasal colonization was greater in case than control pairs. Neonates were more often infected with their nasal strain than their mother's nasal strain.
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Régine M
RM
Fortunov
Kristina G
KG
Hulten
Coburn H
CH
Allen
Wendy A
WA
Hammerman
Linda B
LB
Lamberth
Edward O
EO
Mason
Sheldon L
SL
Kaplan
D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*