Streptococcus Agalactiae Carriage, Serotype Distribution and Associated Antibiogram among Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women in Jos City, Nigeria.

Background: largely colonizes the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tissues and poses an increased risk for early-onset and late-onset sepsis in neonates delivered by colonized mothers. This comparative cross-sectional study aimed to determine the carriage rate, serotypes, as well as antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of the isolates among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Jos metropolis, Nigeria.

Methodology: High vagina and anorectal swab samples were collected from 200 pregnant women and 100 non-pregnant women.