Prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, serotypes and risk factors for group B streptococcus rectovaginal isolates among pregnant women at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya; a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Difference between proportions of antimicrobial resistant GBS isolated from the lower vagina and those isolated from the anorectal canal

Antimicrobial susceptibility		GBS colonization		P
		Vaginal Positive	Anorectal Positive
		(n, %)	(n, %)
Penicillin	Susceptible	15 (31%)	13 (25%)	0.499
Penicillin	Resistant	34 (69%)	40 (75%)	0.499
Ampicillins	Susceptible	24 (49%)	23 (43%)	0.544
Ampicillins	Resistant	25 (51%)	30 (57%)	0.544
Vancomycin	Susceptible	39 (80%)	40 (75%)	0.546
Vancomycin	Resistant	10 (20%)	13 (25%)	0.546
Clindamycin	Susceptible	28 (70%)	29 (69%)	0.922
Clindamycin	Resistant	12 (30%)	13 (31%)	0.922

GBS Group B Streptococcus, n Number of positive GBS isolates, % percentage of isolates within group, P value obtained by comparing proportion of antimicrobial resistant isolated from anal and rectal canal

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