Juniper Publishers Gynecology and Women’s Health

     JUNIPER PUBLISHERS- JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY AND WOMEN’S HEALTH                                Journal of Gynecology and Women’s Health-Juniper Publishers   Authored by  Ara Dadivanyan*   Abstract Introduction: The value of antenatal screening for Group B b-hemolyic streptococcus has been documented to significantly reduce the incidence of neonatal sepsis. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of this antenatal screening on maternal outcome, specifically Group b streptococcus (GBBS) associated post partumendomyometritis. Methods: Endometrial cultures were obtained from patients with endomyometritis prior to placement in one of three randomized antibiotic comparison protocols. Cultures were collected at time of diagnosis of endomyometritis, and then repeated following antibiotic regimen completion or alteration, and compared to matched, randomly selected patients. Results: Of the 232 patients involved in the antibiotic studies, 31 (13.4%) had GBBS on