%0 Journal Article
%T Risk Factors for Group B <i>Streptococcus</i> Colonization and Drugs Sensitivity Pattern in a Nigerian Obstetric Population
%A U. A. Ibrahim
%A A. A. Panti
%A Y. Mohammed
%A K. A. Tunau
%A A. AsmaˇŻu
%A J. G. Abubakar
%A A. A. Ladan
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 804-814
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2021.116074
%X <strong>Background:</strong><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Group B </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Streptococcus </span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(GBS) is
a major cause of bacterial infections in the perinatal period, of which
colonization prevalence among Northern-Nigerian pregnant women is scarce. We
attempted to determine </span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">1</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">) its prevalence</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">) risk factors for GBS colonization and </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">3</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">)
drugs-susceptibility.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methodology:</span></b></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> This cross-sectional study involved 185 pregnant women between 35</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">37 weeks
of gestation at tertiary health center of Sokoto, Nigeria. </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Vaginal/rectal swabs were collected, were
cultured for GBS and tested for drug-</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">susceptibilities. The study was
conducted between December, 2017 and April,
%K Group B &lt
%K i&gt
%K Streptococcus&lt
%K /i&gt
%K Risk Factors
%K Drugs Susceptibility
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=110045