Frequency of detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from rectovaginal swabs in pregnant women.

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  • C Buddy Creech
  • Brandon Litzner
  • Thomas R Talbot
  • William Schaffner
چکیده

Clinical samples from 250 pregnant women undergoing screening for rectovaginal group B streptococcus colonization were evaluated concurrently for the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Overall, S aureus was detected in 21.6% of the women; 53.7% of the isolates were MRSA. Despite a lack of risk factors for MRSA colonization, rectovaginal MRSA was detected in 10.4% of pregnant women in this study.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • American journal of infection control

دوره 38 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010