dc.contributor.author |
Dilrukshi, G.N |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kottahachchi, J |
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dc.contributor.author |
Dissanayake, D.M.B.T |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2021-10-18T09:52:23Z |
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dc.date.available |
2021-10-18T09:52:23Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2020 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Dilrukshi, G.N, et al.(2020)."Group B Streptococcus colonisation and their antimicrobial susceptibility among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in tertiary care hospitals in the Western Province of Sri Lanka", Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, DOI: 10.1080/01443615.2020.1716313 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/9443 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The proportion of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) colonisation in pregnant women >35 weeks of gestation
was 18% and 49% by culture and real-time PCR respectively in selected hospitals from the Western
Province of Sri Lanka. A Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from January to April 2019.
Two low vaginal and rectal swabs were collected from 100 pregnant women. Identification of GBS was
done by culture and real-time PCR. GBS isolates were found to be sensitive to penicillin, ampicillin,
cefotaxime, vancomycin, while 5 and 4 isolates out of 18 were resistant to erythromycin and clindamycin, respectively. Further, there was a significant association between GBS colonisation and a history of
vaginal discharge and unemployment |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
Tayler & Fransis |
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dc.subject |
GBS colonisation; real-time PCR; pregnant women; antibiotic resistance; risk factors |
en_US |
dc.title |
Group B Streptococcus colonisation and their antimicrobial susceptibility among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in tertiary care hospitals in the Western Province of Sri Lanka |
en_US |
dc.type |
Article |
en_US |