Incidencia de streptococcus agalactiae en mujeres gestantes de las áreas de salud Goicoechea 1 y Goicoechea 2

Abstract

Streptococcus agalactiae is a Gram positive coccus that form part of the normal microbiota of the human gastrointestinal and genitourinary tract. Colonization by this pathogen has great relevance in pregnant women, due to the risk of transmission to the neonate, since it can cause various pathologies, such as sepsis, meningitis and death. The timely diagnosis of this microorganism by means of a vaginal-anal swab, taken between weeks 35 and 37 of gestation, and the use of specific culture media (such as Todd-Hewitt, blood agar or chromactic agar) allows the mother to give a prophylactic treatment. before or during childbirth, to prevent possible damage to the newborn.