A N H Bulabula1, A Dramowski2, S Mehtar3. 1. Division of Health Systems and Public Health, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; Infection Control Africa Network, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: andybulabula@gmail.com. 2. Infection Control Africa Network, Cape Town, South Africa; Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. 3. Division of Health Systems and Public Health, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; Infection Control Africa Network, Cape Town, South Africa.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Neonatal sepsis remains a leading cause of neonatal mortality. Maternal bacterial colonization plays a major role in transmission to the infant, with potential for subsequent development of neonatal sepsis with maternally derived strains. AIM: To review the molecular evidence supporting transmission of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) from colonized mothers to their infants and the risk factors for MDR-GNB transmission. METHODS: PubMed and Scopus were searched for studies investigating the mechanisms, risk factors for and/or scale of transmission of MDR-GNB from colonized mothers to their infants. Random effects meta-analyses were performed to determine pooled proportions of MDR-GNB transmission and the neonatal outcomes of transmission. FINDINGS: Eight studies were included in the narrative description and six in the meta-analysis. Five studies used pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to assess relatedness of isolates from colonized mothers and their infants. Pooled proportion of MDR-GNB transmission from colonized mothers to their infants was 27% (95% confidence interval (CI): 8-47%). Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae were the most frequently studied MDR-GNB pathogens transmitted between mother-infant pairs. Following mother-to-infant transmission of an MDR-GNB pathogen, the pooled proportion for the outcome of neonatal colonization was 19% (95% CI: 3-35%). CONCLUSION: This systematic review strongly supports MDR and/or ESBL Enterobacteriaceae transmission from colonized mothers to their infants, with subsequent infant colonization. The risk factors contributing to transmission of MDR-GNB between colonized mothers and their infants warrants further research.
BACKGROUND: Neonatal sepsis remains a leading cause of neonatal mortality. Maternal bacterial colonization plays a major role in transmission to the infant, with potential for subsequent development of neonatal sepsis with maternally derived strains. AIM: To review the molecular evidence supporting transmission of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) from colonized mothers to their infants and the risk factors for MDR-GNB transmission. METHODS: PubMed and Scopus were searched for studies investigating the mechanisms, risk factors for and/or scale of transmission of MDR-GNB from colonized mothers to their infants. Random effects meta-analyses were performed to determine pooled proportions of MDR-GNB transmission and the neonatal outcomes of transmission. FINDINGS: Eight studies were included in the narrative description and six in the meta-analysis. Five studies used pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to assess relatedness of isolates from colonized mothers and their infants. Pooled proportion of MDR-GNB transmission from colonized mothers to their infants was 27% (95% confidence interval (CI): 8-47%). Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae were the most frequently studied MDR-GNB pathogens transmitted between mother-infant pairs. Following mother-to-infant transmission of an MDR-GNB pathogen, the pooled proportion for the outcome of neonatal colonization was 19% (95% CI: 3-35%). CONCLUSION: This systematic review strongly supports MDR and/or ESBL Enterobacteriaceae transmission from colonized mothers to their infants, with subsequent infant colonization. The risk factors contributing to transmission of MDR-GNB between colonized mothers and their infants warrants further research.
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