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Maternal carriage and neonatal colonisation of Group B streptococci in labour are uncommon in Turkey
Author(s) -
Ayata Ali,
Güvenç Hüseyin,
Felek Süleyman,
Aygün A. Denizmen,
Kocabay Kenan,
Bektas Sirri
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
paediatric and perinatal epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.667
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1365-3016
pISSN - 0269-5022
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3016.1994.tb00449.x
Subject(s) - carriage , colonisation , medicine , group b , streptococcus , pediatrics , obstetrics , microbiology and biotechnology , colonization , pathology , bacteria , genetics , biology
Summary. Group B streptococcus infection is an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. We studied 114 women and their newborns to determine the relationship between maternal carriage and neonatal group B streptococcal colonisation. Rectal, cervical and vaginal swabs were taken at delivery. Within a few minutes of birth, swab specimens were also taken from throat, ear, umbilicus, conjuctiva and skin of the newborns. Group B streptococcus was isolated in 10 (8.7%) of the 114 pregnant women studied and in five (4.3%) of the 114 newborns. Vertical transmission rate was found to be 50%. Neonatal group B streptococcus colonisation has not reached a high level in Turkey, and consequently does not warrant intrapartum screening at the moment.