Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection is a potential aetiology of meningitis and septicemia in neonates, pregnant women and non-pregnant adults. Because the GBS disease burden is unknown in Malaysia, it is unlikely to receive much attention. This study aims to determine the prevalence of group B streptococcus isolated from non-pregnant adults, the Incidence, case-fatality ratio, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, serotyping, genotyping and detection of the GBS virulence and pili genes from six major hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia.
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To examine the prevalence of invasive GBS illness among non-pregnant people in Malaysia.
Timeframe: 18 months
To examine the prevalence of antibiotic resistance of invasive GBS isolates among non-pregnant people in Malaysia.
Timeframe: 2 months