Research Article

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

Table 3

Distribution of bca and rib virulence genes in GBS genotype clusters.

Genotype Clustersbca generib gene
( # of isolates) # positive (%) # positive (%)

I (14)5 (35.7)6 (42.9)
II (10)6 (60.0)4 (40.0)
III (15)9 (60.0)5 (33.3)
IV (6)5 (83.3)1 (16.7)
V (9)4 (44.4)3 (33.3)
VI (9)7 (77.8)2 (22.2)
VII (13)7 (53.8)4 (30.7)
Total (76)43 (56.5)25 (32.9)