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Table 3 Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) and antibiotic use, class of antibiotic, and GBS test results by confirmed GBS

From: High prevalence of Group B Streptococcus colonization among pregnant women in Amman, Jordan

 

GBS-negative subjects (n=157)

GBS-positive subjects (n=39)

p-value

Intrapartum antibiotics use, n (%)a

34 (23.1)

9 (23.1)

0.94

 GBS prophylaxis

6 (4.0)

4 (10.3)

0.12

 C-section prophylaxis

16 (10.6)

4 (10.3)

1.00

 UTI

3 (2.0)

2 (5.1)

0.27

 Prolong rupture of membranes

3 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

1.00

 Suspected amnionitis/chorioamnionitis

2 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

1.00

 Rapid GBS-positive known

11 (7.2)

5 (12.8)

0.33

Rapid-positive for GBS, n (%)

53 (32.9)

14 (35.9)

0.72

  1. aMissing antibiotic data for 10 GBS-negative participants; total n for this sections = 190
  2. Multiple responses were possible for reason for antibiotic use; thus rows sum to greater than total