Hi Choclatecatty,

I’ve spent a few hours searching various databases for you to no avail. There are some papers about the treatment of this bacteria in neonates and even one on how it is used to detect hip dysplasia – but nothing on it’s use in pregnancy. So I turned to my texts. Again nothing other than general info on the bacteria. I’m sure it’s stuff you already know but have included it anyway. It’s by no means a comprehensive – just a summary. I will reference so you can look it up if you have access to the texts I consulted.

Staph is a gram-positive bacteria surviving in areas of low moisture and high osmotic pressure (Microbiology and infection control for health professionals by Bishop and Lee 2002). This resource also states that staphylococci is often found in salted and preserved meats such as bacon (so it is highly possible you did not get it at work). This bacteria is responsible for a large number of illnesses including scarlet fever, pneumonia, wound and throat infections.
From another of my texts (Medical-surgical nursing by Black and Hawks, 2001) states this bacteria is often found on the skin and in the nasopharynx with the most important means of transmission being via the hands of health care workers with hand washing combined with principles of asepsis and proper use of gloves as the best methods of preventing nosocomial infections.


I hope this helps a little.

MG