Detection of Streptococcus agalactiae Group B colonization in the vagina of Pregnant Women at term using chrome agar and ELISA tests. | ||
| Al-Ma'mon College Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 0, Issue 25, August 2018, Pages 233-241 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Wifaq M. Ali AL-Wattar MCHB; Marium Kaream; Iman I. Yousif | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Group B Streptococci (GBS) is responsible for serious infections in newborns such as septicemia and meningitis if they are encountered in the vagina of the some women during labor. The present study was carried out to find the prevalence of GBS colonization in pregnant women using two different ways ,chrome agar and ELISA blood test .From Jan. to May 2013, 96 samples from pregnant women at time of labor were examined for GBS growth ,46 swabs from their vagina for direct detection and blood samples for detection of anti-streptococcal G antibodies reflecting their colonization indirectly . Serological detection of streptococci by ELISA showed positive findings in (20%) of cases while it was much higher (32.6%) in direct culture using the chrome agar media,and diabetic women were more liable for colonization than healthy women, GBS were resistant to ciprofloxacine and sensitive to ciftraxone,ampicillin , clindamycin and vancomycin . Conclusion: Using the chrome ager is much reliable in detection of GBS, regarding time and accuracy ,providing a good chance for the antibiotic sensitivity testing to get good treatment after wise. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Streptococcus agalactiae; women; Pregnancy; colonization | ||
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