title: [Microbiological diagnosis of bacterial infection associated with delivery and postpartum].
abstract: The newborn may acquire infections during delivery due to maternal colonization of the birth canal, by microorganisms such as Streptococcus agalactiae that caused early neonatal infection, or acquisition through the placenta, amniotic fluid or birth products. After birth, the newborn that needs hospitalization can develop nosocomial infections during their care and exceptionally through lactation by infectious mastitis or incorrect handling of human milk, which does not require to stop breastfeeding in most cases. It is important and necessary to perform microbiological diagnosis for the correct treatment of perinatal infections, especially relevant in preterm infants with low or very low weight with high mortality rates.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España. Electronic address: bpadilla.hgugm@salud.madrid.org.
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Padilla-Ortega
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología y Bioquímica de Productos Lácteos, Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias (IPLA)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Villaviciosa, Asturias, España.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delgado-Palacio
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario «Lucus Augusti», Lugo, España.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García-Garrote
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Nutrición, Bromatología y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Juan Miguel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Gómez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Romero-Hernández
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae
keywords: Delivery; Microbiology; Microbiología; Parto; Postpartum; Puerperio