TY - JOUR
T1 - Serotype distribution and antibiotic susceptibility of group B streptococci in pregnant women
AU - Dhanoa, Amreeta
AU - Karunakaran, Rina
AU - Puthucheary, Savithri
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of neonatal sepsis and is usually acquired via the woman's birth canal. GBS serotypes isolated from 200 pregnant women were determined. Serotypes V (19%) and VI (17%) were the most frequent followed by serotypes III (12%), Ia (115%) and IV (10%); 17% of the strains were non-typable. All isolates were susceptible to penicillin, 96% to erythromycin and 975% to clindamycin. The emergence of new GBS serotypes has important implications for vaccine prevention strategies.
AB - Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of neonatal sepsis and is usually acquired via the woman's birth canal. GBS serotypes isolated from 200 pregnant women were determined. Serotypes V (19%) and VI (17%) were the most frequent followed by serotypes III (12%), Ia (115%) and IV (10%); 17% of the strains were non-typable. All isolates were susceptible to penicillin, 96% to erythromycin and 975% to clindamycin. The emergence of new GBS serotypes has important implications for vaccine prevention strategies.
U2 - 10.1017/S0950268809991105
DO - 10.1017/S0950268809991105
M3 - Article
SN - 0950-2688
VL - 138
SP - 979
EP - 981
JO - Epidemiology and Infection
JF - Epidemiology and Infection
IS - 7
ER -