The skin and mucous membranes of a person are not sterile, they are populated with billions of microorganisms that protect them from pathogens. Staphylococcus refers to a conditionally pathogenic flora, that is, these microorganisms can peacefully exist in the body of a healthy person, and with a decrease in immunity, various diseases can cause. That and the period of pregnancy is interesting, that hormonal changes reduce the immunity of a woman and her body becomes vulnerable. In this case, the golden staphylococcus during pregnancy becomes no longer conditionally pathogenic, but a truly pathogenic flora. We will try to consider what is dangerous staphylococcus a pregnancy for the future mother and her baby and how to deal with it.
Staphylococcus during pregnancy - why it should be treated?
There are many subspecies of staphylococcus, most of which are absolutely harmless, and only 3 of them can cause inflammatory diseases of many organs. The least dangerous is saprophyte staphylococcus, which lives on the genitals and can cause inflammation of the bladder.
Epidermal staphylococcus lives on the surface of the skin and does no harm to healthy skin, and if it hits the wound surfaces it can cause purulent inflammation and prolonged healing of the wound.
Staphylococcus aureus is the most aggressive of all three types of these microorganisms, it is capable of causing purulent-inflammatory processes in all organs and tissues of the body.
For a developing baby, staphylococcus during pregnancy is dangerous for possible infection of the membranes and the development of postpartum purulent complications. During childbirth, staphylococcus is able to infect a newborn and cause it to affect the skin, which manifests itself as the formation of the skin on the blisters. In the presence of golden or epidermal staphilococcus on the skin during breastfeeding, this microbe can penetrate the mammary gland through microcracks and cause mastitis.
Staphylococcus during pregnancy - symptoms
As already mentioned, the presence on the skin and mucous of the golden staphylococcus may not show any symptoms. Only the presence of any pyoinflammatory diseases can lead to the idea that its cause may be staphylococcus. In order to confirm or refute this assumption, you can pass the test for staphylococcus a pregnancy.
The most common is staphylococcus in the nose and throat during pregnancy. About 1 and 2 degrees of pollution says finding up to 20 colonies on one tampon, and if more, it already speaks about the disease.
Staphylococcus in the urine during pregnancy can say that it was he who caused the cystitis or pyelonephritis.
Staphylococcus during pregnancy in a smear is dangerous because it can lead to infection of the child during childbirth and cause postpartum complications (endometritis, suppuration and divergence of the sutures on the perineum).
Treatment of staphylococcus during pregnancy
Staphylococcus during pregnancy should necessarily be treated to avoid trouble in the postpartum period and not endanger the risk of other pregnant and parturient women.
Having studied the ability of staphylococci to cause inflammation and suppuration, it must be said that examinations during pregnancy are a necessity. And if you find staphylococcus in a smear or in the nasopharynx, you need to treat it so as not to endanger your body and your child.