Author/Editor		Kovačič, Ajda; Kranjc, Gal; Lučovnik, Miha; Vovko, Petra; Jeverica, Samo
Title		Preprečevanja zgodnjih invazivnih okužb novorojenčka zaradi streptokoka skupine B ‐ mikrobiološke metode za ugotavljanje nosilstva pred in ob porodu
Translated title		Prevention of early invasive infections with group B streptococci in the newborn ‐ microbiological methods for detection of collonization before and at birth
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		, št. Vol.
Publication year		2022
Volume		str. str.
ISSN		1318-0347 - Zdravniški vestnik : glasilo Slovenskega zdravniškega društva : Slovenian medical journal
Language		slv
Abstract		At the end of last year, the Health Council of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a programme for the prevention of early inva - sive neonatal infections caused by group B streptococci, which includes universal screening of pregnant women between the 35 th and 37 th week of pregnancy. In this article, we provide an overview of the different diagnostic modalities for screening for collonization and the factors that significantly influence the success of screening, both in gynaecological practise and in the microbiology laboratory. We instruct the reader on the proper collection and transport of specimens. We also present the chosen testing strategy, using a combination of enriched culture and molecular testing, and provide the reader with a list of registered molecular tests suitable for screening. In the last part of the article, we discuss the importance of the hypervirulent clone CC -17, which causes most invasive neonatal infections in Slovenia, and the methods by which it can be detected.
Keywords		nosečnost neonatalne okužbe molekularna diagnostika pregnancy neonatal infections molecular detection