Maternal colonization with Streptococcus agalactiae and associated stillbirth and neonatal disease in coastal Kenya.

Seale, A; Koech, A; Sheppard, A; Barsosio, H; Langat, J; Anyango, E; Mwakio, S; Mwarumba, S; Morpeth, S; Anampiu, K; Vaughan, A; Giess, A; Mogeni, P; Walusuna, L; Mwangudzah, H; Mwanzui, D; Salim, M; Kemp, B; Jones, C; Mturi, N; Tsofa, B; Mumbo, E; Mulewa, D; Bandika, V; Soita, M; Owiti, M; Onzere, N; Walker, A; Schrag, S; Kennedy, S; Fegan, G; Crook, D; Berkley, J

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Maternal colonization with Streptococcus agalactiae and associated stillbirth and neonatal disease in coastal Kenya.

Abstract:: Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus, GBS) causes neonatal disease and stillbirth, but its burden in sub-Saharan Africa is uncertain. We assessed maternal recto-vaginal GBS colonization (7,967 women), stillbirth and neonatal disease. Whole-genome sequencing was used to determine serotypes, sequence types and phylogeny. We found low maternal GBS colonization prevalence (934/7,967, 12%), but comparatively high incidence of GBS-associated stillbirth and early onset neonatal disease (EOD) in hospital (0.91 (0.25-2.3)/1,000 births and 0.76 (0.25-1.77)/1,000 live births, respectively). However, using a population denominator, EOD incidence was considerably reduced (0.13 (0.07-0.21)/1,000 live births). Treated cases of EOD had very high case fatality (17/36, 47%), especially within 24 h of birth, making under-ascertainment of community-born cases highly likely, both here and in similar facility-based studies. Maternal GBS colonization was less common in women with low socio-economic status, HIV infection and undernutrition, but when GBS-colonized, they were more probably colonized by the most virulent clone, CC17. CC17 accounted for 267/915 (29%) of maternal colonizing (265/267 (99%) serotype III; 2/267 (0.7%) serotype IV) and 51/73 (70%) of neonatal disease cases (all serotype III). Trivalent (Ia/II/III) and pentavalent (Ia/Ib/II/III/V) vaccines would cover 71/73 (97%) and 72/73 (99%) of disease-causing serotypes, respectively. Serotype IV should be considered for inclusion, with evidence of capsular switching in CC17 strains.

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Seale, A., Koech, A., Sheppard, A., Barsosio, H., Langat, J., Anyango, E., Mwakio, S., Mwarumba, S., Morpeth, S., Anampiu, K., Vaughan, A., Giess, A., Mogeni, P., Walusuna, L., Mwangudzah, H., Mwanzui, D., Salim, M., Kemp, B., Jones, C., … Berkley, J. (2016). Maternal colonization with Streptococcus agalactiae and associated stillbirth and neonatal disease in coastal Kenya. Nature Microbiology, 1(7), 16067.

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Seale, A., et al. “Maternal Colonization with Streptococcus Agalactiae and Associated Stillbirth and Neonatal Disease in Coastal Kenya.” Nature Microbiology, vol. 1, no. 7, Nature Publishing Group, 2016, p. 16067.

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Seale, A, A Koech, A Sheppard, H Barsosio, J Langat, E Anyango, S Mwakio, et al. 2016. “Maternal Colonization with Streptococcus Agalactiae and Associated Stillbirth and Neonatal Disease in Coastal Kenya.” Nature Microbiology 1 (7): 16067.
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