Research Article

Vertical Transmission, Risk Factors, and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Group B Streptococcus among Mothers and Their Neonates in Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Status of GBS in mothers and neonatal body site swab samples.

CategoryFrequencyPercentage (%)

Status of GBS in vaginal swab samples of mothers (n = 201)
 Positive2411.9
 Negative17788.1
 Total201100

Status of GBS in the neonatal ear canal and nasal swab samples (n = 201)
 Positive115.5
 Negative19094.5
 Total201100

Overall GBS colonization rates (n = 402)
 Overall colonization rate35/4028.7
 Vertical transmission rate11/2445.8