Research Article

An Initial Survey on the Prevalence of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) among Yemeni Pregnant Women in Sana’a City

Table 2

Antibiotic susceptibility profile of the 23 vaginal GBS isolates from Yemeni pregnant women in Sana’a city.

Antibiotic agentAntibiotic susceptibility pattern
No. (%) of isolates
SIR

Penicillin G 10 IU23 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Ampicillin 10 μg23 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Levofloxacin 5 μg23 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Cefotaxime 30 μg23 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Vancomycin 30 μg23 (100%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Clindamycin 2 μg19 (82.80%)2 (8.60%)2 (8.60%)
Tetracycline 30 μg7 (30.50%)5 (21.70%)11 (47.80%)

S = sensitive, I = intermediate, R = resistant.