title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among women admitted to labor and delivery and their newborn infants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Lauze
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Volk
authors.forename: Tricia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chhangani
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Digangi
authors.forename: Jorge P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Parada
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schreckenberger
authors.forename: Violeta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rekasius
authors.forename: Malliswari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Challapalli
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*