Colonization Rate of Potential Neonatal Disease-Causing Bacteria, Associated Factors, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile Among Pregnant Women Attending Government Hospitals in Hawassa, Ethiopia.
Samrawit Birhane FisehaGetamesay Mulatu JaraElshaday Azerefegn WoldetsadikFanuel Belayneh BekeleMusa Mohammed AliPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2021)
High proportion of pregnant women in this study were colonized with potential neonatal disease-causing bacteria. E. coli was the predominant bacteria. Most bacteria isolated in this study were susceptible to antimicrobial agents tested. Gestational age was significantly associated with the colonization rate of potential neonatal disease-causing bacteria.