Newborn body site colonized | No. of GBS positive | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Nasal swaba | 31 | 8.1 |
Ear swaba | 21 | 5.5 |
Umbilicus swaba | 29 | 7.5 |
Total | 62 | 16.1 |
Nasal swab only | 19 | 30.6 |
Ear swab only | 14 | 22.6 |
Umbilicus swab only | 15 | 24.2 |
Nasal and ear swabs | 0 | 0.0 |
Nasal and umbilicus swabs | 7 | 11.3 |
Ear and umbilicus swabs | 2 | 3.2 |
Nasal , ear and umbilicus | 5 | 8.1 |
Total | 62 | 100.0 |