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.
Fortunov
Régine M
RM
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Hulten
Kristina G
KG
Allen
Coburn H
CH
Hammerman
Wendy A
WA
Lamberth
Linda B
LB
Mason
Edward O
EO
Kaplan
Sheldon L
SL
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*