Research Article

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

Table 5

Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of GBS isolates from pregnant mothers and neonates.

AntimicrobialDisc potency (μg)Susceptible, N (%)Intermediate, N (%)Resistant, N (%)

Ampicillin1035 (100)00
Penicillin1035 (100)00
Ceftriaxone3035 (100)00
Vancomycin3035 (100)00
Erythromycin1524 (68.6)8 (23.0)3 (8.6)
Azithromycin1535 (100)(0)0
Clarithromycin1534 (97.1)1 (2.9)0
Tetracycline3029 (82.9)6 (17.1)0
Chloramphenicol3031 (88.6)3 (8.6)1 (2.9)
Clindamycin226 (74.3)7 (20.0)2 (5.7)
Ciprofloxacin535 (100)00