Correlation between Group B Streptococcal Genotypes, Their Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles, and Virulence Genes among Pregnant Women in Lebanon

Table 1

Distribution of antimicrobial resistance profiles among GBS genotype clusters.

AR profile (# of isolates)	A (3)	B (5)	C (1)	D (4)	E (53)	F (10)
Genotype Clusters (# of isolates)
I (14)	0	2	0	1	8	3
II (10)	0	1	0	0	9	0
III (15)	0	0	1	0	13	1
IV (6)	0	0	0	0	3	3
V (9)	1	0	0	2	6	0
VI (9)	1	0	0	1	5	2
VII (13)	1	2	0	0	9	1

Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) profile: resistance to CLI, ERY, CHL, and TET (A); resistance to CLI, ERY, and TET (B); resistance to CLI and TET (C); resistance to ERY and TET (D); resistance to only TET (E); susceptible to all antibiotics (F).