Article: Transmission of MRSA traced to breast milk.(Obstetrics)

WASHINGTON -- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has been transmitted via breast milk, Dawn Terashita Gastelum, M.D., reported in a poster presentation at the annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

The two reported cases, which resulted in MRSA outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units at two Los Angeles hospitals, suggest that hospital NICUs should consider screening mothers and family members for skin lesions at the time of delivery and obtaining breast milk cultures before infant feedings, said Dr. Terashita Gastelum of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.

The first case was in a premature ...

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