The colonization incidence of group B streptococcus in pregnant women and their newborns in Istanbul

Abstract

Screening and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of GBS during pregnancy show similar results with other studies performed in different regions of our country.

Vaginal carriage and antibiotic susceptibility profile of group B Streptococcus during late pregnancy in Ismailia, Egypt

“…However, it revealed higher resistance rates to these antibiotics than those reported by Al-Seweih et al in Kuwait [38]. In regard to recent studies from America and Europe, the present findings were consistent with those reported by Barbaros et al in Turkey [39], much lower than those reported by DiPersio and DiPersio in USA [40] and higher than those reported by Schoening et al in Germany [41] and Figueiracoelho et al in Portugal [42].…”

Prevalence of maternal group B streptococcal colonisation in European countries

“…Most studies are hospital-based (71%), and one is a multicentre study conducted in 6 counties (13). Only 6 studies are population-based (18,23,27,34,35,39), 3 are multicultural (27,34,35), and only 1 study reports national data (18). The study population is urban in 1 study (13), mixed in 4 studies (18,27,35,39), and unknown in 16 studies (76%).…”

Group B streptococcus and Escherichia coli colonization in pregnant women and neonates in Lithuania

“…The overall rates of neonatal GBS colonization and vertical transmission of GBS were 6.4% and 28.4%, respectively. In most studies, colonization rates range from 8% to 34.5% [9,14] and vertical transmission rates range from 25% to 61% [8,15]. However, colonization and transmission rates as low as 1.6% and 15.2% have been reported in Turkey, where low maternal GBS carriage rates have also been found [16].…”