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. 2022 Dec;35(25):5087-5098.
doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1875211. Epub 2021 Feb 24.

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

Sherif A Shazly  1 , Ahmad A Radwan  1 , Abdelrahman A Shawki  1 , Aliaa E Said  1 , Yasmin I Mohamed  1 , Heba N Hemdan  1 , Menna N Hemdan  1 , Norhan G Mohamed  1 , Rania I Adam  1 , Ahmed A Nassr  2 , Nashwa A Eltaweel  3 , Ismet Hortu  4 , Amr Shehata  5 , Mohamed S Abdo  1 , Hajer Y Moustafa  1 , Ahmed Yassien Abd-Elkariem  1 , Shimaa Salah Ali  1 , Nermeen B Ahmed  1 , Esraa M Hosny  1 , Mostafa H Abouzeid  1 ; Middle-East Obstetrics and Gynecology Graduate Education (MOGGE) Foundation Practice Committee
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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

Sherif A Shazly et al. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Dec.

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.

Keywords: Low-resource setting; antibiotic susceptibility; neonatal infection; neonatal sepsis; obstetrics.

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