OBJECTIVE: This study aims to determine the prevalence of group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization in laboring women. SETTING: Delivery room at King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective. METHODS: Rectal and vaginal swabs were taken from low-risk women at two occasions the first around 33.5 ± 1.6 weeks gestational age and the second when they present in labor. RESULTS: 326 parturient women were examined during the study period. The overall intrapartum prevalence maternal GBS colonization rate was 31.6% at the mean gestational age 39.2 ± 2.5. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of intrapartum GBS colonization increase as women approach term.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to determine the prevalence of group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization in laboring women. SETTING: Delivery room at King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective. METHODS: Rectal and vaginal swabs were taken from low-risk women at two occasions the first around 33.5 ± 1.6 weeks gestational age and the second when they present in labor. RESULTS: 326 parturient women were examined during the study period. The overall intrapartum prevalence maternal GBS colonization rate was 31.6% at the mean gestational age 39.2 ± 2.5. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of intrapartum GBS colonization increase as women approach term.
Authors: Gaurav Kwatra; Peter V Adrian; Tinevimbo Shiri; Eckhart J Buchmann; Clare L Cutland; Shabir A Madhi Journal: PLoS One Date: 2014-06-30 Impact factor: 3.240
Authors: Neal J Russell; Anna C Seale; Megan O'Driscoll; Catherine O'Sullivan; Fiorella Bianchi-Jassir; Juan Gonzalez-Guarin; Joy E Lawn; Carol J Baker; Linda Bartlett; Clare Cutland; Michael G Gravett; Paul T Heath; Kirsty Le Doare; Shabir A Madhi; Craig E Rubens; Stephanie Schrag; Ajoke Sobanjo-Ter Meulen; Johan Vekemans; Samir K Saha; Margaret Ip Journal: Clin Infect Dis Date: 2017-11-06 Impact factor: 9.079