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2005, Cilt 35, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 081-084
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The Serotype Distrubition of Group B Streptococci Isolated from Pregnant Women
Aynur Eren Topkaya1, Pınar Çıragil2, Ogün Sezer3, Ateş Karateke4 , Metin Küçükercan5
1University of Maltepe, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Maltepe, Istanbul
2University of Kahramanmaras, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Kahramanmaraş
3Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpaşa, İstanbul
4Zeynep Kamil Women's and Children's Disease Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul
5Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital. Department of Microbiology Haydarpaşa, İstanbul
Keywords: Grup B streptococci, serotype, pregnancy

Group B streptococcus (GBS; Streptococcus agalactiae) is the most common cause of neonatal and obstetric sepsis and is an increasingly important cause of septicemia in elderly individuals and immunocompromised patients. In the present study, the serotype distribution and the prevalence of GBS isolates from 1026 pregnant women were studied by collecting vaginal and rectal swabs. The swabs were inoculated into the Todd-Hewitt broth containing gentamicin sulphate and nalidixic acid. GBS were identified by latex agglutination. Ahundred women (% 9.74) were positive for GBS, resulting serotype Type Ia (%29) as the most frequent. Serotype II (%25) and III (%15) were other predominant serotypes among GBS isolates from pregnant women.

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