Research Article

Predischarge Postpartum Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Group B Streptococcus Carriage at the Individual and Hospital Levels

Table 1

Associations between group B streptococcus colonization and S. aureus colonization in pregnant women.

OutcomeStudyOR95% confidence interval

All S. aureus Andrews et al., 2008 [5]1.61.4–1.9
Chen et al., 2006 [6]2.11.7–2.5
Creech et al., 2010 [7]NRIncludes 1

MRSA Andrews et al., 2008 [5]2.21.6–1.8
Chen et al., 2007 [8]0.1*0.0–0.7
0.4**0.0–3.5
Creech et al., 2010 [7]NRIncludes 1
Reusch et al., 2008 [9]0.60.1–5.0

MSSA Chen et al., 2007 [8]4.51.7–11.0

NR: not reported; reference group is MSSA positive women; reference group is S. aureus negative women, crude OR.