OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the most sensitive strategy for the
detection of Staphylococcus aureus among pregnant women and newborn infants. STUDY …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the extent of Staphylococcus aureus vaginal-rectal colonization
among pregnant women as severe S aureus infections have emerged in pregnant and …

The objective was to evaluate the performance of surveillance cultures at various body sites
for Staphylococcus aureus colonization in pregnant women and newborns (NB) and the …

We assessed mother-to-infant transmission of Staphylococcus aureus. Anterior nares swabs
of 466 pregnant women, vaginal swabs of 305 of these women and anterior nares swabs of …

Clinical samples from 250 pregnant women undergoing screening for rectovaginal group B
streptococcus colonization were evaluated concurrently for the presence of methicillin …

Summary Bourgeois‐Nicolaos N, Lucet J‐C, Daubié C, Benchaba F, Rajguru M, Ruimy R,
Andremont A, Armand‐Lefèvre L. Maternal vaginal colonisation by Staphylococcus aureus …

Because of the increasing importance of Staphylococcus aureus (SA), including methicillin-
resistant SA (MRSA) in serious neonatal infections, we studied the contribution of perinatal …

Staphylococcus aureus is carried by up to one third of the general population; about 2% are
carriers for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Infections caused by the antibiotic …

OBJECTIVE: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection is associated with
morbidity in the neonatal intensive care unit. The purpose of this study was to determine the …

Objective. To determine colonization rates of Staphylococcus aureus given the potential for
future intervention trials aimed at reducing surgical‐site infectious morbidity, and to estimate …