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<journal-id>1684-1824</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.Med.Electrón.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1684-1824</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1684-18242023000400534</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Colonización genitourinaria por Streptococcus agalactiae y perfil de sensibilidad en mujeres gestantes]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Genitourinary colonization by Streptococcus agalactiae and sensitivity profile in pregnant women]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arnold-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mónica]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valdés-Espino]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Danamyris]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Ginecobstétrico Docente Provincial José Ramón López Tabrane  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Matanzas]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Matanzas]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>45</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>534</fpage>
<lpage>546</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1684-18242023000400534&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1684-18242023000400534&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1684-18242023000400534&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: Streptococcus agalactiae, también conocido como estreptococo beta-hemolítico del grupo B de Lancefield, adquiere relevancia durante el embarazo debido a la posibilidad de transmisión al recién nacido. Las normas internacionales sugieren realizar tamizaje vagino-anal entre las 35 y 37 semanas de gestación.  Objetivo:  Determinar prevalencia de colonización por Streptococcus agalactiae en muestras cérvico-vaginales de embarazadas entre 35 y 37 semanas, y en urocultivos de gestantes de cualquier edad gestacional ingresadas en el hospital ginecobstetrico provincial, así como su perfil de sensibilidad.  Materiales y métodos:  Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo y exploratorio, de corte transversal, entre enero y agosto de 2021, en el Hospital Provincial Docente Ginecobstétrico José Ramón López Tabrane, de la ciudad de Matanzas. El universo estuvo conformado por todas las gestantes de cualquier trimestre a las que se les realizó urocultivo, y estudio microbiológico cérvico-vaginal entre las 35 y 37 semanas de gestación, cumplidos previamente criterios de inclusión.  Resultados:  El 18,61 % presentó cultivos positivos para Streptococcus agalactiae. Predominó la presencia de positividad en gestantes no diabéticas; se encontró un 18,75 % de urocultivos positivos. Predominaron los aislamientos sensibles a eritromicina y clindamicina, con un 63 %, seguidos de la resistencia inducible a clindamicina (MLSBi), con un 19 %.  Conclusiones:  El diagnóstico microbiológico de Streptococcus agalactiae en gestantes, es de vital importancia para la prevención de sepsis puerperal y neonatal. A pesar de que los resultados de este estudio muestran perfiles de sensibilidad adecuados, su monitorización permanente garantizaría el diagnóstico precoz de cepas resistentes, dado el ligero incremento del fenotipo (MLSBi) identificado.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as Lancefield&#8217;s group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus, acquires relevance during pregnancy due to the possibility of transmission to the newborn. International standards suggest performing vaginal-anal screening between 35 and 37 weeks of gestation.  Objective:  to determine the prevalence of colonization by Streptococcus agalactiae, in cervical-vaginal samples of pregnant women between 35 and 37 weeks, and in urine cultures of pregnant women of any gestational age admitted to the provincial gyneco-obstetric hospital, as well as their sensitivity profile.  Materials and methods:  an observational, descriptive and exploratory cross-sectional study was performed, between January and August 2021, at the Provincial Teaching Gyneco-obstetric Hospital Jose Ramon Lopez Tabrane of Matanzas. The universe was made up by all pregnant women of any trimester who underwent a urine culture, and a cervical-vaginal microbiologic study between 35 and 37 gestation weeks, previously meeting inclusion criteria.  Results:  18.61% presented positive cultures for Streptococcus agalactiae. The presence of positivity predominated in non-diabetic women. 18.75 % of positive urine cultures were found. Erythromycin and clindamycin-sensitive isolates predominated (MLSBi), with 63%, followed by inducible resistance to clindamycin, with 19%.  Conclusions:  the microbiological diagnosis of Streptococcus agalactiae in pregnant women is of vital importance to prevent puerperal and neonatal sepsis. Although the results of this study show adequate sensitivity profiles, its permanent monitoring would warrantee the early diagnosis of resistant strains, given the slight increase of the phenotype (MLSBi) identified.]]></p></abstract>
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