Clinical evaluation of early acquisition of Staphylococcus aureus carriage by newborns

Background: Little is known about neonatal Staphylococcus aureus carriage. Sites and clinical outcomes of S. aureus colonization during the first month of life were evaluated in this study. Methods: A cohort of 279 infants born at term to 277 mothers was included. Maternal S. aureus colonization sta...

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Main Authors: Ayala Maayan-Metzger, Tzipora Strauss, Carmit Rubin, Hanaa Jaber, Mordechai Dulitzky, Aylana Reiss-Mandel, Eyal Leshem, Galia Rahav, Gili Regev-Yochay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217302199