About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Women with Prepregnancy Diabetes More Likely to Get MRSA

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Women with Prepregnancy Diabetes More Likely to Get MRSA Jul 1st 2013, 11:51   A new study looked at women who had diabetes before they were pregnant and women with gestational diabetes to see if they had more complications with infection after birth as it related to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). What the researchers found was that only prepregnancy diabetes was associated with an increase in the early postpartum period of MRSA infections. This included infections of the cesarean incision, breast abscess, episiotomy and others. It is important to note that anyone can get a MRSA infection, or other variety. That means that infection control is important for everyone to think about. While you might think that protection from infection is entirely out of your hands, it's not. You can start by reminding everyone who walks into your room to wash their hands.  This is true from techs to physicians and everyone in between. The rule is, if you didn't see them wash their hands - ask them to do it.  There are also some safety precautions you can take prior to and after a cesarean birth to lower the risk of infections. Did you worry about infections? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Source: Diabetes and early postpartum methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in US hospitals Parriott, AM; Arah, OA. American Journal of Infection Control. 41 (2013) 576-80. Photo © Dreamstime Women with Prepregnancy Diabetes More Likely to Get MRSA originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Monday, July 1st, 2013 at 11:51:55. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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