title: Serotype distribution and antibiotic susceptibility of group B streptococci in pregnant women.
abstract: Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of neonatal sepsis and is usually acquired via the woman's birth canal. GBS serotypes isolated from 200 pregnant women were determined. Serotypes V (19%) and VI (17%) were the most frequent followed by serotypes III (12%), Ia (11.5%) and IV (10%); 17% of the strains were non-typable. All isolates were susceptible to penicillin, 96% to erythromycin and 97.5% to clindamycin. The emergence of new GBS serotypes has important implications for vaccine prevention strategies.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University, Selangor, Malaysia. amreeta.dhanoa@med.monash.edu.my
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dhanoa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karunakaran
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Puthucheary
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012703:Serotyping; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents