Guideline Adherence for Intrapartum Group B Streptococci Prophylaxis in Penicillin-Allergic Patients

Table 1

Characteristics of the GBS+, penicillin-allergic patients who delivered at Magee-Womens hospital in 2010 (postexclusion criteria).

Characteristics	Number	Percentage (95% confidence interval [CI])
Total 𝑛	138
Median age (y)	30 (16–41)
Median gravidity	2 (1–9)
Median parity	1 (0–5)
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	114	82.6 (75.4–88.1)
Non-Hispanic African-American	23	16.7 (11.3–13.8)
Other	1	0.7 (0–4.4)
Type of insurance
Private	97	70.3 (62.2–77.3)
Medical assistance	41	29.7 (22.7–37.8)
Obstetrical provider Type
Private physician	100	72.5 (64.5–79.3)
Maternal fetal medicine	3	2.2 (0.5–6.5)
OB/GYN residents	25	18.1 (12.5–25.4)
Midwife	8	5.8 (2.8–11.2)
Family practitioner	2	1.4 (0.07–5.5)
Type of delivery
Vaginal	116	84.1 (77.0–89.3)
Cesarean after labor	22	15.9 (10.7–23.0)
Patient documentation of nature of the penicillin allergy	78	56.5 (48.2–64.5)
Patients with documentation that they received antibiotic prophylaxis	135	97.8 (93.5–99.5)
Type of antibiotics received
Cephalosporin	41	30.4 (23.2–38.6)
Clindamycin	54	40 (32.1–48.4)
Erythromycin	2	1.5 (0.07–5.6)
Vancomycin	36	26.7 (19.9–34.7)
Penicillin	2	1.5 (0.07–5.6)