A COLONIZATION BY GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE PATTERNS IN KUWAIT: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY IN 2011 AND 2013
Journal Title: International Journal Of Advances In Surgery - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: We determined the colonization rate of Group B streptococcus (GBS) and the antibiotic resistance profiles among pregnant women in Kuwait, and established the association between the colonization rate and age group and clinical status. Methods: The study was in Farwaniya Hospital in Kuwait in 2011 and 2013. Included were pregnant women ≥ 35 weeks of gestation, of whom vaginal specimens were tested. Data were also collected on neonatal infections. Results: We included 2,830 women and 1,525 neonates. The GBS colonization rate in women was approximately 20% in both years. In all women with GBS, 6% were positive for vaginitis and 25% for Candida. All GBS isolates were susceptible for penicillin G, cefotaxime and vancomycin, while approximately 20% were resistant to clindamycin and erythromycin. GBS infection in neonates was around 4%. Conclusion: GBS colonization rates were higher in women of non-Kuwaiti origin, coming mainly from India, Pakistan, Philippines, and Bangladesh.
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Jan Hendrik Richardus
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