Open AccessPrevalence of group B Streptococcus colonisation and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern among pregnant women attending a tertiary health facility in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria
Author(s) -
OlaideRufus Adenaya,
OluwoleOlutola Ojo,
DO Awonuga,
IyabodeOlabisi Florence Dedeke,
VictorUgochukwu Nwadike,
OluwaseyiIsaiah Odelola
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the west african colleges of surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2276-6944
DOI - 10.4103/jwas.jwas_26_21
Subject(s) - medicine , colonisation , group b , cefuroxime , obstetrics , neonatal sepsis , neonatal infection , streptococcus , pediatrics , pregnancy , gynecology , sepsis , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , colonization , genetics , bacteria
Genital colonisation by group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnant women in their third trimester has been shown to be a known risk factor for morbidity and mortality among newborns.