RESUMO
Background: Streptococcus agalactiae colonization in pregnant women may lead to transmission to newborn at delivery
Objective: To find out the frequency of Group B Streptococcus [GBS] colonization in the vagina and rectum of pregnant women
Methodology: Study Design: Across sectional study was carried out at Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore. A total of 500 swabs [250 vaginal and 250 rectal] from 250 pregnant women of gestational age 35-37 completed weeks attending the gynaecology outdoor in Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore were included in the study. Study Duration: Study was done from 1[st] June to 31[st] December 2012. The data analysis was done by using SPSS version 15
Results: A total of 250 pregnant women were enrolled in the study. GBS cultures were obtained from fifty four patients, corresponding to a colonization rate of 21.6%. Of the fifty four patients carrying GBS, the isolates recovered from vaginal swabs were nine cases [16.6%], and from rectal swabs were thirty seven cases [68.5%] while eight cases showed the recovery of GBS simultaneously from both vaginal and rectal swabs [14.8%]
Conclusion: GBS colonization in pregnant women is present in our population