摘要
<strong>Background:</strong><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Maternal colonization with group B streptococcus (GBS) is an important risk factor for neonatal sepsis. A “mikveh” is a pool of water for ritual immersion by Jewish women. It had been reported to be a risk factor </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">f</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">or G</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">BS colonization. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> To determi</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ne whether there is an associ</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ation </span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">between ritual immersion in the mikveh pools and GBS carriership. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods: </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Water samples and bacterial swabs were taken from eight mikveh pools centers at two separate occasions and tested for GBS growth. For determination of the total number of live, aerobic bacteria, each sample was grown on strep selective agar for 48 hours at 37<span style="white-space:nowrap;">°</span>C and CO</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 5%. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> All the samples were tested. No trace of GBS was found in any of the samples. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusions:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The findings of this study refute earlier findings and suggest that there is no association between ritual immersion in mikvehs and GBS carriership.</span></span></span></span>
<strong>Background:</strong><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Maternal colonization with group B streptococcus (GBS) is an important risk factor for neonatal sepsis. A “mikveh” is a pool of water for ritual immersion by Jewish women. It had been reported to be a risk factor </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">f</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">or G</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">BS colonization. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> To determi</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ne whether there is an associ</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ation </span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">between ritual immersion in the mikveh pools and GBS carriership. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods: </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Water samples and bacterial swabs were taken from eight mikveh pools centers at two separate occasions and tested for GBS growth. For determination of the total number of live, aerobic bacteria, each sample was grown on strep selective agar for 48 hours at 37<span style="white-space:nowrap;">°</span>C and CO</span><sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2</span></sub><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 5%. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> All the samples were tested. No trace of GBS was found in any of the samples. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusions:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The findings of this study refute earlier findings and suggest that there is no association between ritual immersion in mikvehs and GBS carriership.</span></span></span></span>
作者
Jacky Herzlich
Daniel Lubin
Yehudit Schindler
Osnat Wittmann
Ronella Marom
Jacky Herzlich;Daniel Lubin;Yehudit Schindler;Osnat Wittmann;Ronella Marom(Departments of Neonatology, Mahayanei Hayeshua Center, Bney Brak, Israel;Departments of Neonatology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel;Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel;Departments of Microbiology, Mahayanei Hayeshua Center, Bney Brak, Israel)
