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Vertical transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at delivery and its clinical impact: An observational, prospective cohort study.

Jumpei OguraYoshihide InayamaNaoko SasamotoTakahiro HirayamaTsutomu OharaMie SakaiHaruka SuzukiKoji YasumotoKoh SuginamiKoji Yamanoi
Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2021)
The prevalence of MRSA in pregnant women was approximately 6%. Vertical transmission caused by maternal vaginal MRSA colonization was observed in four of nine cases (44.4%). Although our study includes a limited number of maternal MRSA positive cases, the vertical transmission of MRSA may occur in up to 44% of neonates of mothers with vaginal MRSA colonization. Maternal MRSA colonization may be associated with increased development of skin and soft tissue infections in neonates via vertical transmission.
Keyphrases
  • methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
  • staphylococcus aureus
  • pregnant women
  • soft tissue
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • birth weight
  • risk factors
  • low birth weight
  • preterm infants
  • preterm birth