Prevalence of MRSA colonization in peripartum mothers and their newborn infants

Margret Reusch; Paramita Ghosh; Cynthia Ham; Alena Klotchko; Salman Singapuri; George Everett

doi:10.1080/00365540801946520

Prevalence of MRSA colonization in peripartum mothers and their newborn infants

Scand J Infect Dis. 2008;40(8):667-71. doi: 10.1080/00365540801946520.

Authors

Margret Reusch¹, Paramita Ghosh, Cynthia Ham, Alena Klotchko, Salman Singapuri, George Everett

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine Residency Program, Orlando Regional Healthcare, Orlando, Florida, USA.

PMID: 18979606
DOI: 10.1080/00365540801946520

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Carrier State / epidemiology*
Delivery, Obstetric
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Mothers
Nasal Cavity / microbiology
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / transmission*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Umbilicus / microbiology
Vagina / microbiology
Young Adult