Genotype Distribution and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Clinical Isolates of Group B in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Puducherry, South India.

Background: apart from being a colonizer in the genital region is also associated with several other invasive infections in all age groups. With the varied distribution of serotypes across different regions of the world, universal vaccination is also unattainable. However, in India, the knowledge of group B (GBS) genotype distribution is deficient.

Effectiveness of Multimodal Intervention to Improve Blood Culture Collection in the Emergency Department.

Introduction: The blood culture (BC) contamination was a significant problem in our hospital, especially in the emergency department (ED). The study, therefore, was undertaken to improve the BC collection in the ED.

Methods: The study was conducted for 1 year divided into two phases of 6 months each: Preintervention phase and intervention phase (regular and phlebotomist groups).