title: [Carriage of Streptococcus B in the mother and infant pair at birth. Apropos of 106 cases].
abstract: Streptococcus of group B found in the upper respiratory tract, the genito-urinary tract and the intestines of humans and animals is responsible for peri- and neonatal infections with serious outcomes: septicemia, meningitis. In Togo, the high frequency of neo-natal infections brought us to question the importance of streptococcus B in the mother-child couple at birth and to undertake a study conducted simultaneously in two maternities in the city of Lomé. During 8 weeks, from 19 March-19 May we studied 100 mother-child couples and 300 placentas. The following laboratory samples were taken: from the mother a vaginal smear during labor at 5 cm dilatation and rectal swabbing, from the new-born, a swabbing of the outer ear canal and an aspiration of gastric liquid, a fragment of the placenta taken under conditions of surgical asepsis. The results obtained prove that streptococcus B play an important role in the mother-child couple in Togo. The authors propose that more systematic research be conducted on children at birth with regard to this issue.
authors.affiliation: CHU Tokoin, Lomé, Togo.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: David-Prince
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ategbo
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: De Souza
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Eklu-Avlassu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grunitzky-Bekele
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schmidt-Ehry
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hodonou
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Assimadi
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010920:Placenta / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014037:Togo / Q000453:epidemiology; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Portage du streptocoque B dans le couple mère-enfant a la naissance. A propos de 106 cas.