vaginal carriage

Streptococcus agalactiae: Vaginal Carriage, Associated Risk Factors and Antibiotic Susceptibility in Pregnant Women Received at Ouakam Military Hospital Laboratory, Senegal

Papa Aly Thiam GUEYE, Cheikh FAYE, Aissatou SOW Ndoye, Pasca Elie Engo, Mame Diarra Ba, Souleymane Aïdara, Moustapha Mbow & Mame Cheikh SECK · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2025

Introduction: Streptococcus agalactiae or Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a commensal bacterium of the female reproductive tract that can be pathogenic in newborns. The objectives of this present study were: to determine the rate of vaginal carriage of GBS in pregnant women, the a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i31549

Role of PCR in Rapid Detection Group B Streptococcus in Pregnant Females in Al-Quwayiyah General Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

E. S. Khater & A. S. Abdel-Motaal · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2021

Background: Group B streptococcus is one of the most common causes of severe neonatal infections. Aim: To detect the prevalence of group B. Streptococcus and their antimicrobial susceptibility and to assess the role of PCR as a rapid method of its detection. Place and Duration of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i330305