INFORMATION FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION DURiNG PREGNANCY OR BREASTFEEDING
What is Staphylococcus aureus infection?
Staphylococcus aureus is a species of bacteria that lives on the skin, or in the nose, of many people. As long as it stays in these areas of the body, S. aureus is not harmful, but it can produce severe disease if it penetrates into the body through a wound or other opening. Infection with S. aureus can come from one’s own skin, or through contact with somebody else. Doctors and public health officials are particularly concerned with a strain of S. aureus called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). MRSA has its name, because it is resistant to (does not stop growing when exposed to) a particular antibiotic called methicillin that kills other strains (called methicillin-sensitive S. aureus strains, “MSSA”), but MRSA also resists treatment with various other antibiotics. Because it can be on the hands of anybody, including hospital visitors who don’t normally wash their hands, patients are vulnerable to MRSA through wounds and incisions (including minor openings between the air and blood that can happen during a vaginal delivery), and even simple intravenous lines. This can include pregnant women.
Respiratory Disorders
Frequently used medications:
Advair HFA
Singulair
Symbicort
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DEPRESSION & MENTAL HEALTH
Frequently used medications:
Fluoxetine
Luvox CR
Zoloft
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Digestive System Disorders
Frequently used medications:
Nexium IV
Prevacid
Prilosec
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epilepsy & neurologic disorders
Frequently used medications:
Depakote Er
Keppra
Lamictal XR
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HEART & BLOOD CONDITIONS
Frequently used medications:
Azor
Bystolic
Diovan
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ONCOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY
Frequently used medications:
Gleevec
Herceptin
Velcade
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OTHER CONDITIONS & EXPOSURES
Frequently used medications:
Heparin Sodium
Seasonale
Voltaren
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