Newborn colonization and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Streptococcus agalactiae at the University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Newborn colonization and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Streptococcus agalactiae at the University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Abstract Background Group B Streptococcus (GBS) that asymptomatically colonizing the recto-vaginal area of women is the most important cause of neonatal colonization. There is paucity of evidence about newborn colonization with GBS in Ethiopia. Thus, this study was aimed to determine the prevalence...

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Main Authors: Mucheye Gizachew, Moges Tiruneh, Feleke Moges, Mulat Adefris, Zemene Tigabu, Belay Tessema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Antibiotic susceptibility pattern
Colonization
Group B Streptococcus
Newborns
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1350-1

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