Transmission of Staphylococcus aureus from mothers to newborns.

Background: The study objective was to define the risk factors and the route of Staphylococcus aureus transmission between mother and newborn.

Methods: Women at late pregnancy were screened for nasal and vaginal S. aureus colonization.

Successful pregnancy after unilateral adrenalectomy in a case of primary pigmented adrenocortical disease.

We describe a case of successful pregnancy in a patient with primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease. Unilateral adrenalectomy was performed pre-conception as treatment for the patient's bilateral adrenal disease. She later delivered a healthy infant by cesarean section at week 38 of gestation.