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- Title
Detection and genomic analysis of genital group B streptococcus in pregnant Korean women.
- Authors
Lee, Hwan Tae; Park, Pil‐Whan; Ahn, Jeong‐Yeal; Kim, Kyung‐Hee; Seo, Ja Young; Jeong, Ji‐Hun; Kwoun, Woo‐Jae; Seo, Yiel‐Hea; Kim, Suk Young
- Abstract
Aim: Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of life‐threatening bacterial infections among newborns, and neonates born to heavily colonized women may be subject to vertical transmission. We sought to determine an appropriate detection method for genital GBS in pregnant women by comparing culture‐based methods and real‐time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In addition, we performed molecular serotyping and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) on isolates. Methods: A total of 150 pregnant women were enrolled and underwent vaginal‐rectal swabbing at 16–40 weeks of gestation. GBS was identified by conventional culture and real‐time PCR with or without enrichment. Molecular serotyping and MLST were performed on isolates. Results: Overall genital GBS positive rate among the 150 study subjects was 17.3%. Direct culture identified 18 (12.0%) positive specimens, enrichment culture 22 (14.6%), direct PCR 24 (16.0%) and enrichment PCR 25 (16.6%). The sensitivity and specificity by direct and enrichment PCR were as follows: for direct PCR, 90.9% and 96.9%, respectively; and for enrichment PCR, 95.5% and 96.9%, respectively. Resistance rates to clindamycin and erythromycin were 33.3% and 19.1%, respectively. Serotype III‐1 was the most common (26.3%), followed by serotype Ib (21.1%), III‐3 (15.8%), V (15.8%), II (10.5%), IV (5.3%) and VI (5.3%). Most common sequence types (ST) were ST‐1, ST‐19 and ST‐862 (15.8%), followed by ST‐2 and ST‐654 (10.5%). Conclusion: Direct real‐time PCR using vaginal‐rectal specimen could be used for detecting GBS in emergent conditions. Molecular serotypes III, Ib and V were most common. MLST analysis frequently presented ST‐1, ST‐19 and ST‐862.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; STREPTOCOCCAL disease diagnosis; SEROTYPING; VAGINA; POLYMERASE chain reaction; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; CULTURE media (Biology); CLINDAMYCIN; GESTATIONAL age; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENETIC testing; SEQUENCE analysis; RECTUM; SENSITIVITY &; specificity (Statistics); PREGNANCY
- Publication
Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Research, 2019, Vol 45, Issue 1, p69
- ISSN
1341-8076
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jog.13810