Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus as the Most Common Cause of Perineal Abscesses

Lareau, Susan M.; Meyn, Leslie A.; Beigi, Richard H.

doi:10.1097/ipc.0b013e3181e53813

Cited by 7 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 10 publications

(11 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…58,59 Thurman and Lareau have also documented MRSA as the most common cause in a series of vulvar abscesses among gynecologic patients, providing further evidence of risk in perineal infection. 23,24 Mastitis and breast abscess Approximately 20% of women experience mastitis postpartum. S. aureus species are the most common cause.…”

Section: Postpartum Infectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…14 Both methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) and MRSA are associated with chorioamnionitis and neonatal sepsis, lactational mastitis, breast abscess, perineal abscess, and infections associated with laceration/episiotomy as well as surgical site infection after cesarean birth. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] The bacterium is also commonly seen during pregnancy as an SSTI.…”

mentioning

confidence: 98%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Staphylococcus Infections in Pregnancy

Kriebs¹

2016

Journal of Perinatal &Amp; Neonatal Nursing

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Staphylococcus aureus is carried by up to one third of the general population; about 2% are carriers for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Infections caused by the antibiotic-resistant form include skin and soft tissue infections, as well as pneumonia, sepsis, and wound infections. Although the risks of hospital-associated systemic infections have decreased with attention to infection control procedures, serious obstetric illness remains a concern. This article describes the range of MRSA infection in the setting of pregnancy and discusses risks to both mother and newborn associated with active MRSA infection during pregnancy and childbirth. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus remains a risk to mothers and newborns, requiring prompt identification and appropriate management.

show abstract

Section: Postpartum Infectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 98%

Staphylococcus Infections in Pregnancy

Kriebs¹

2016

Journal of Perinatal &Amp; Neonatal Nursing

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Postpartum mastitis and breast abscess in women and MRSA has also been reported by several other groups. [23][24][25] Other infections in the puerperium include perineal abscesses, 26,27 chorioamnionitis, 28 episiotomy site infections, 29 and wound infections associated with cesarean delivery. 19,22 Although MRSA is increasing as a cause of infectious morbidity in the obstetric population, a recent analysis concluded that universal screening and decolonization are currently not cost-effective.…”

Section: Obstetric Populationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Obstetrics

Sheffield

2013

Amer J Perinatol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains one of the major multiple antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens causing serious community-associated and health care-associated infections. It is now pervasive in the obstetric population associated with skin and soft tissue infections, mastitis, episiotomy, and cesarean wound infections and urinary tract infections. This review addresses the epidemiology, definitions, microbiology, and pathogenesis as well as common clinical presentations. A discussion of the 2011 Infectious Diseases Society of America MRSA treatment guidelines details available antibiotics, invasive and noninvasive MRSA management, and specific factors related to obstetrics. Finally, prevention strategies including decolonization are discussed.

show abstract

“…[7][8][9]13 In addition, surgical treatment (incision and drainage) was added to the antibiotic treatment in most patients, both in-and outpatients. 1,8,9,[13][14][15] In our clinic, the abscess sites of all the patients that did not drain spontaneously were drained by incisional drainage, and the necrotic tissues were removed. Wound care was performed via dressings at least twice daily.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Table 3). 4–7 Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was the most common pathogen in the largest series of studies 1,8–10 . Peled et al retrospectively analyzed cases of Bartholin and non‐Bartholin's abscess 1 .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A successful management algorithm for vulvar abscess: A tertiary hospital experience

Aksakal

Altınbaş

Özkan

et al. 2022

J of Obstet and Gynaecol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Aim: To develop a treatment and management algorithm for vulvar abscess. Methods: We evaluated the clinical findings and treatment modalities of patients hospitalized with vulvar abscess via a comprehensive literature review and a clinical study. Patients with a diagnosis of vulvar abscess (n = 28) between 2015 and 2019 in the gynecology clinic of our hospital were included in the clinical study. Each patient's age, obstetric history, body mass index, presence of concomitant diseases, abscess culture and size, mean length of hospital stay, treatment modalities, and recurrence rate were recorded. Results: The mean age and body mass index of the patients were 47.7 AE 11.5 years and 30.3 AE 2.7 kg/m 2 , respectively. Diabetes mellitus was the most common concomitant disease (60.7%, n = 17). The abscesses of 22 (78.5%) patients drained spontaneously. The abscess cavities of the remaining six (21.4%) patients were treated via incisional drainage. Gentamicin + clindamycin or levofloxacin + metronidazole were used as the primary antibiotic treatment. Hemovac drains were placed in four (14.2%) patients with abscess sites greater than 5 cm. By applying our treatment methods, 26 (92.8%) of our patients were discharged with full recovery, and two patients (7.2%) were referred due to uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. The recurrence rate of vulvar abscess was 0%. Conclusions: This is the first study in the literature to present a successful algorithm for the treatment and management of vulvar abscess. Our treatment methods shed light on the treatment and management of vulvar abscess.

show abstract

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus as the Most Common Cause of Perineal Abscesses

Cited by 7 publications

References 10 publications

Staphylococcus Infections in Pregnancy

Staphylococcus Infections in Pregnancy

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Obstetrics

A successful management algorithm for vulvar abscess: A tertiary hospital experience

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About