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World J Obstet Gynecol. Dec 6, 2020; 9(1): 11-17
Published online Dec 6, 2020. doi: 10.5317/wjog.v9.i1.11
Streptococcus agalactiae: Sensitivity profile in pregnant women attending health units in northeastern Brazil
Tais Viana Ledo de Oliveira, Fabrícia Almeida Fernandes Santana, Caline Novais Teixeira Oliveira, Maria Luísa Cordeiro Santos, Fabrício Freire de Melo, Cláudio Lima Souza, Márcio Vasconcelos Oliveira
Tais Viana Ledo de Oliveira, Fabrícia Almeida Fernandes Santana, Caline Novais Teixeira Oliveira, Maria Luísa Cordeiro Santos, Fabrício Freire de Melo, Cláudio Lima Souza, Márcio Vasconcelos Oliveira, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil
Author contributions:  All authors equally contributed to this paper with conception and design of the study, literature review and analysis, drafting, critical revision and editing, and final approval of the final version.
Institutional review board statement: This research was approved by the Teaching and Research Committee of the Municipal Health Secretariat of Vitória da Conquista and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Universidade da Federal da Bahia, under the number CAAE 58104116.8.0000.5556 and protocol number 1.736.058.
Informed consent statement: An informed consent statement was obtained from all the individuals included.
Conflict-of-interest statement:  No potential conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Fabrício Freire de Melo, PhD, Postdoc, Professor, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Hormindo Barros, 58, Quadra 17, Lote 58, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil. freiremelo@yahoo.com.br
Received: April 26, 2020
Peer-review started: April 26, 2020
First decision: August 9, 2020
Revised: August 22, 2020
Accepted: September 18, 2020
Article in press: September 18, 2020
Published online: December 6, 2020
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Core Tip: This is a cross-sectional study of pregnant women, with gestational age of 32-40 wk, carried out in Vitória da Conquista–Bahia. The objective was to evaluate the sensitivity profile of group B Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) isolated from vaginorectal samples. 210 pregnant women participated in this investigation. Of the strains isolated, 18.4% were resistant to clindamycin and 21.1% were resistant to erythromycin. The results suggest that chemoprophylaxis for GBS should be guided by antimicrobial susceptibility testing as an important percentage of GBS strains resistant to second-choice antibiotics were observed, corroborating data in the literature from similar studies.