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NCT Number: NCT00336427

MRSA Colonization in Peripartum Women and Their Offspring

We hypothesize that pregnant women are at baseline risk for carrying community-acquired MRSA, but also have frequent contact with healthcare workers which may put them at risk for hospital-acquired MRSA carriage. Our study aimed to identify the colonization rate of women in active labor and whether transmission to infants may occur.

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Key information

Conditions

Pregnancy Bacterial Colonization

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

About this study

Mothers are at risk for carrying MRSA. What this risk is is not known. We have seen a dramatic increase in neonatal intensive care unit MRSA infections. Could mothers transmit MRSA to their newborns if they are asymptomatic carriers? Mothers come into close contact with health care providers, often have other children in daycare (known risk factor) and may have other exposures to MRSA. Our study was designed to sample 300 mother-infant pairs to determine whether MRSA carriage is present in asymptomatic women. The study consisted of obtaining informed consent, then performing a sterile swab of mothers' nares and vaginal area, then babies' nares and umbilicus once the baby was born.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Singleton pregnancy expected to deliver next 24 hours

Exclusion criteria

  • Cesarean sections

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Orlando Regional Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • Pfizer

Registry information

Official study title

A Prospective Study of MRSA Colonization in Peripartum Women and Their Offspring

Important dates

Study start
2005
Study completion
2006
First posted
Jun 13, 2006
Registry last updated
Jun 13, 2006

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