Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Infection during newborn's first week of life associated with bacterial infection in the mother

Infection during a newborn's first 7 days of life is associated with bacterial infection or colonization in the mother
Newborns of mothers with laboratory-confirmed infection had an odds ratio of 6.6 (95%CI 3.9-11.2) for laboratory-confirmed infection themselves compared with newborns of mothers without laboratory-confirmed infection. Newborns of mothers with colonization had an odds ratio of 9.4 (95%CI 3.1-28.5) of laboratory-confirmed infection compared with newborns of non-colonized mothers. Furthermore, newborns of mothers with risk factors for infection (prelabour rupture of membranes, preterm <37 weeks prelabour rupture of membranes, and prolonged rupture of membranes) had an odds ratio of infection of 2.3 (95%CI 1.0-5.4) compared with newborns of mothers without risk factors.

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Infection during newborn's first week of life associated with bacterial infection in the mother

















Source: EurekAlert
Image credits: Jennie Woodcock/Reflections Photolibrary/Corbis


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