Although we did not find any resistance to the first-line treatment penicillin, almost 25% of the strains were resistant to clindamycin, with an increasing trend.
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Group B Streptococcus maternal colonization and neonatal sepsis in Belgium between 2012 and 2021: a description of the epidemiological situation and identification of risk factors.
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The annual incidence fluctuated over the study period and showed a decreasing trend from 0.65 cases per 1000 livebirths in 2012 to 0.32 cases in 2021 (range: 0.32—0.70 cases per 1000 livebirths) Fig. 2 .