Relationship of Maternal to Neonatal Colonization with Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci

The present study evaluated the maternal genital tract as a possible source for neonatal colonization with C-S. Specific objectives were to determine the incidence of vaginal colonization with C-S in. pregnant women with special reference to slime-producing strains and whether transmission of C-S occurs from mother to infant during the process of vaginal delivery