Efficacy of a universal screening program for the prevention of neonatal group B streptococcal disease
| Autor: | J A Miranda, Mónica Sánchez, A J Herruzo, M de Cueto, L Moltó, Alfonso Ruiz-Bravo, M de la Rosa-Fraile |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Mucocutaneous zone Urine medicine.disease_cause Group B Streptococcus agalactiae Medical microbiology Pregnancy Ampicillin Streptococcal Infections medicine Humans Pregnancy Complications Infectious reproductive and urinary physiology Streptococcus Obstetrics business.industry Infant Newborn General Medicine medicine.disease Infectious Disease Transmission Vertical Granada medium Infectious Diseases Vagina Female business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | European journal of clinical microbiologyinfectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology. 14(9) |
| ISSN: | 0934-9723 |
| Popis: | Universal antepartum vaginal cultures for group B streptococcus (GBS) were initiated in a Spanish hospital in 1994 using Granada medium. Infants born to carriers were monitored closely, and blood, urine and mucocutaneous areas were cultured for GBS. Group B streptococcus was detected in 543 of 4,525 women (12 %). Of these, 454 gave birth vaginally, of whom 201 (44 %) received intrapartum ampicillin. Prophylaxis was not administered to 253 women (56 %). In this group, infants of 120 women were colonized and 1 case of neonatal GBS disease occurred. Using this protocol, most GBS carriers with risk factors received intrapartum prophylaxis. This protocol also led to early identification of colonized newborns. |
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