Prenatal and neonatal Group B Streptococcus screening and serotyping in Lebanon
The study aimed at determining the prevalence, risk factors, perinatal transmission, and serotypes of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) among pregnant women and their newborns in Beirut, Lebanon. This was a cross-sectional study of all pregnant women admitted from February to September 2006 to three major...
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| author | Seoud, Muheiddine |
| author2 | Nassar, Anwar H. Zalloua, Pierre Boghossian, Nansi Ezeddine, Jihad Fakhoury, Hassan Araj, George Nacouzi, Ghinwa Sanyoura, May Yunis, Khalid |
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| author_facet | Seoud, Muheiddine Nassar, Anwar H. Zalloua, Pierre Boghossian, Nansi Ezeddine, Jihad Fakhoury, Hassan Araj, George Nacouzi, Ghinwa Sanyoura, May Yunis, Khalid |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Seoud, Muheiddine Nassar, Anwar H. Zalloua, Pierre Boghossian, Nansi Ezeddine, Jihad Fakhoury, Hassan Araj, George Nacouzi, Ghinwa Sanyoura, May Yunis, Khalid |
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| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 1600-0412 http://hdl.handle.net/10725/11112 Seoud, M., Nassar, A. H., Zalloua, P., Boghossian, N., Ezeddine, J., Fakhoury, H., ... & Sanyoura, M. (2010). Prenatal and neonatal Group B Streptococcus screening and serotyping in Lebanon: incidence and implications. Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 89(3), 399-403. http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/00016340903560008?scroll=top&needAccess=true |
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| description | The study aimed at determining the prevalence, risk factors, perinatal transmission, and serotypes of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) among pregnant women and their newborns in Beirut, Lebanon. This was a cross-sectional study of all pregnant women admitted from February to September 2006 to three major hospitals. Overall, 137 of 775 (17.7%) mothers and 50 of 682 newborns (7.3%) tested positive for GBS. Maternal colonization was not associated with maternal age, household income, gravidity, intrapartum fever, preterm labor, or premature rupture of membrane. Transmission rate was 40/120 (30%). Serotype 5 (24.1%) was the most common followed by serotype 1a (15.0%), 3 (14.4%), 2 (11.8%) and 1b (7.5%). Pregnant women in Lebanon appear to have a relatively high prevalence of GBS colonization with no identifiable risk factors for its acquisition. These results could provide basis for the institution of a national policy for universal maternal GBS screening to reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality. |
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| identifier_str_mv | 1600-0412 Seoud, M., Nassar, A. H., Zalloua, P., Boghossian, N., Ezeddine, J., Fakhoury, H., ... & Sanyoura, M. (2010). Prenatal and neonatal Group B Streptococcus screening and serotyping in Lebanon: incidence and implications. Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 89(3), 399-403. |
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| spelling | Prenatal and neonatal Group B Streptococcus screening and serotyping in Lebanonincidence and implicationsSeoud, MuheiddineNassar, Anwar H.Zalloua, PierreBoghossian, NansiEzeddine, JihadFakhoury, HassanAraj, GeorgeNacouzi, GhinwaSanyoura, MayYunis, KhalidThe study aimed at determining the prevalence, risk factors, perinatal transmission, and serotypes of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) among pregnant women and their newborns in Beirut, Lebanon. This was a cross-sectional study of all pregnant women admitted from February to September 2006 to three major hospitals. Overall, 137 of 775 (17.7%) mothers and 50 of 682 newborns (7.3%) tested positive for GBS. Maternal colonization was not associated with maternal age, household income, gravidity, intrapartum fever, preterm labor, or premature rupture of membrane. Transmission rate was 40/120 (30%). Serotype 5 (24.1%) was the most common followed by serotype 1a (15.0%), 3 (14.4%), 2 (11.8%) and 1b (7.5%). Pregnant women in Lebanon appear to have a relatively high prevalence of GBS colonization with no identifiable risk factors for its acquisition. These results could provide basis for the institution of a national policy for universal maternal GBS screening to reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality.PublishedN/A2019-07-22T06:57:00Z2019-07-22T06:57:00Z20102019-07-22Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article1600-0412http://hdl.handle.net/10725/11112Seoud, M., Nassar, A. H., Zalloua, P., Boghossian, N., Ezeddine, J., Fakhoury, H., ... & Sanyoura, M. (2010). Prenatal and neonatal Group B Streptococcus screening and serotyping in Lebanon: incidence and implications. Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 89(3), 399-403.http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.phphttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/00016340903560008?scroll=top&needAccess=trueenActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/111122021-03-19T10:47:35Z |
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| title | Prenatal and neonatal Group B Streptococcus screening and serotyping in Lebanon |
| title_full | Prenatal and neonatal Group B Streptococcus screening and serotyping in Lebanon |
| title_fullStr | Prenatal and neonatal Group B Streptococcus screening and serotyping in Lebanon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prenatal and neonatal Group B Streptococcus screening and serotyping in Lebanon |
| title_short | Prenatal and neonatal Group B Streptococcus screening and serotyping in Lebanon |
| title_sort | Prenatal and neonatal Group B Streptococcus screening and serotyping in Lebanon |
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