Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Colonization in a Birth Cohort of Early Childhood: The Role of Maternal Carriage.

ABSTRACT: Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in infants may pose a risk for subsequent infection in children. The study aimed to determine S. aureus colonization patterns in infancy, and strain relatedness between maternal and infant colonization. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted for nasopharyngeal S. aureus detection in neonates at delivery; in children at 1, 6, 12, 24, 36, and 60 months of age; and from mothers immediately after the delivery of their baby and when their child is 1 month old. A questionnaire for infants and mothers was administered at each planned visit. Results: In total, 521 and 135 infant-mother dyads underwent nasopharyngeal swab collection at 1 month and immediately after delive

SUBMITTER: Tsai MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8577750 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature