Middle-East OBGYN Graduate Education (MOGGE) Foundation practice guidelines: prevention of group B Streptococcus infection in pregnancy and in newborn. Practice guideline no. 02-O-20. (12th December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shazly, Sherif A.; Radwan, Ahmad A.; Shawki, Abdelrahman A.; Said, Aliaa E.; Mohamed, Yasmin I.; Hemdan, Heba N.; Hemdan, Menna N.; Mohamed, Norhan G.; Adam, Rania I.; Nassr, Ahmed A.; Eltaweel, Nashwa A.; Hortu, Ismet; Shehata, Amr; Abdo, Mohamed S.; Moustafa, Hajer Y.; Abd-Elkariem, Ahmed Yassien; Ali, Shimaa Salah; Ahmed, Nermeen B.; Hosny, Esraa M.; Abouzeid, Mostafa H.
• Is Part Of: Journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine. Volume 35:Number 25(2022)
• Page Start: 5087
• Page End: 5098
• Publication Date: 2022-12-12
• Subjects: Low-resource setting -- obstetrics -- neonatal sepsis -- neonatal infection -- antibiotic susceptibility; Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Perinatology -- Periodicals; Infants (Newborn) -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Neonatology -- Periodicals; 618.2
• DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1875211
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1476-7058

Abstract

Abstract: Rectovaginal colonization with group B streptococcus (GBS) is commonly encountered in pregnancy. GBS is the most common cause of early onset neonatal sepsis, which is associated with 12% case-fatality rate. Although screening protocols and prophylactic treatment are readily available worldwide, practice in low-resource countries is challenged by lack of awareness and limited implementation of these protocols. In addition, antibiotic susceptibility pattern may vary globally owing to different regulations of antibiotic prescription or prevalence of certain bacterial serotypes. This guideline appraises current evidence on screening and management of GBS colonization in pregnancy particularly in low-resource settings.