Rectovaginal Staphylococcus aureus colonization: Is it a neonatal threat?

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 673-676

  Tomlinson, Mark W ^a,b   Schmidt, Nicole M ^a   Rourke, J William ^a   McDonald, John ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Women's Healthcare Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Neonatal infection; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus aureus rectovaginal colonization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOUTERINE POUCH; REFERENCE DATABASE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ADULT; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RECTUM; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052967446     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1276732     Document Type: Article

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