Maternal-infant perinatal transmission of methicillin-resistant and methicillin- sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-152

  Pinter, David M ^a   Mandel, Judy ^a   Hulten, Kristina G ^b   Minkoff, Howard ^a   Tosi, Michael F ^a,c  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal colonization; Methicillin resistant; Perinatal transmission; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; LABOR; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN INFECTION; NOSE; NURSERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VAGINA; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VAGINA;

EID: 59949084683     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1095179     Document Type: Article

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