MATERNAL AND NEONATAL SCREENING FOR GROUP B STREPTOCOCCI BY SCP B GENE BASED PCR: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

Abstract

Maternal GBS carriage is associated with a significant increase in neonatal infection rate but is not associated with an increase in neonatal intensive care admission. An accurate evaluation of colonization rate (using a larger sample) is desired to evaluate neonatal invasive disease and determine the cost effectiveness of PCR to select an appropriate preventive strategy in Egypt.