title: [Virological and bacteriological study of materno-fetal infections in Brazzaville].
abstract: Serological study of serum samples taken from pregnant women and umbilical cord and bacteriological study of vaginal secretions samples and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed in mothers: T. pallidum antibody (Tp ab) 9%, Rubella virus antibody (Ru ab) 85%; HBs Ag 16%, HIV antibody (HIV ab) 4%. Microbe culture showed: S. aureus 18%, Streptococcus sp. 9%, E. coli 4.9%, Klebsiella 3.6%, Citrobacter 3.6%, Candida albicans 15%; direct immunofluorescence: Chlamydia 26%. In infants: IgG umbilical cord: Tp ab 4.8%, Rub ab: 80.6%, HIV ab 4/4, Hbs Ag 11.3% Microbe culture in CSF: global frequency: 5.1%; Streptococcus sp. 31.8%, Staphylococcus 20.5%, enterobacteriaceae 27.2%, other Gram negative bacilli 20.5%.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, CHU, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yala
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biendo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Odongo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kounkou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D003223:Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Enquete virologique et bactériologique sur l'infection materno-foetale a Brazzaville.