ArticleSaudi journal of medicine & medical sciences
Group B Streptococcus Colonization among Saudi Women During Labor.
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- Blood Biomarkers of Neonatal Sepsis with Special Emphasis on the Monocyte Distribution Width Value as an Early Sepsis Index.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Factors Affecting Awareness of Pregnancy Screening for Group B Streptococcus Infection Among Women of Reproductive Age in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Group BPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The Epidemiology, Associated Factors and Bacterial Profile of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnant Women: A Retrospective Chart Review Study in Saudi Arabia.International journal of women's health · 2022Article
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- Group B Streptococcus Colonization, Antibiotic Susceptibility, and Serotype Distribution among Saudi Pregnant Women.Infection & chemotherapy · 2020Article
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- Clinical Profile and Outcome of Group B Streptococcal Colonization in Mothers and Neonates in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: A Prospective Observational Study.Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe presence of group B streptococcus in the genital area during pregnancy and labor is associated with high neonatal morbidity and mortality. However, the exact prevalence of group B streptococcus among Saudi women has not yet been established.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of group B streptococcal colonization in Saudi pregnant women as a primary end-point and neonatal complications as a secondary end-point. MATERIALS AND
methodsA prospective, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of group B streptococcal colonization among Saudi women admitted in labor to the King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. A total of 1371 maternal specimens (vaginal swabs, rectal swabs and midstream urine) were collected from 457 patients between October 2011 and September 2016. Neonatal specimens (urine, blood and cerebrospinal fluid) were collected if clinically indicated.
resultsOf the 457 women enrolled in this study, 87 (19%) had positive cultures for group B streptococcus either in the vaginal or rectal swab or both. Group B streptococcus was also found to be the most commonly isolated organism. In total, there were five cases of neonatal sepsis, of which one early-onset neonatal sepsis was caused by group B streptococcus.
conclusionsThis study found that the prevalence of group B streptococcal colonization is 19% among Saudi women admitted in labor to the King Fahd Hospital of the University.
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