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Predischarge Postpartum Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Group B Streptococcus Carriage at the Individual and Hospital Levels
Joint Authors
Arah, Onyebuchi A.
Brown, Joelle M.
Parriott, Andrea M.
Source
Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
We sought to characterize the relationship between individual group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization and pre-discharge postpartum methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in United States women delivering at term.
We also sought to examine the association between hospital GBS colonization prevalence and MRSA infection.
Materials and Methods.
Data was from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a representative sample of United States community hospitals.
Hierarchical regression models were used to estimate odds ratios adjusted for patient age, race, expected payer, and prepregnancy diabetes and hospital teaching status, urbanicity, ownership, size, and geographic region.
We used multiple imputation for missing covariate data.
Results.
There were 3,136,595 deliveries and 462 cases of MRSA infection included in this study.
The odds ratio for individual GBS colonization was 1.2 (95% confidence interval: 0.9 to 1.5).
For a five-percent increase in the hospital prevalence of GBS colonization, the odds ratio was 0.9 (95% CI: 0.1 to 5.6).
Conclusions.
The odds ratio estimate for the association of hospital GBS prevalence with MRSA infection is too imprecise to make conclusions about its magnitude and direction.
Barring major bias in our estimates, individual GBS carriage does not appear to be strongly associated with predischarge postpartum MRSA infection.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Parriott, Andrea M.& Brown, Joelle M.& Arah, Onyebuchi A.. 2014. Predischarge Postpartum Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Group B Streptococcus Carriage at the Individual and Hospital Levels. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Parriott, Andrea M.…[et al.]. Predischarge Postpartum Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Group B Streptococcus Carriage at the Individual and Hospital Levels. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Parriott, Andrea M.& Brown, Joelle M.& Arah, Onyebuchi A.. Predischarge Postpartum Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Group B Streptococcus Carriage at the Individual and Hospital Levels. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477799