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Microbiol."],"abstract":"<jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>Although the incidence of bloodstream infection (BSI) during pregnancy is relatively low, it can lead to unfavorable outcomes. The aim of our study was to analyze the clinical and microbiological characteristics of maternal bacteremia and to assess maternal and fetal outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our study was a retrospective study conducted in a tertiary women and children\u2019s hospital in Guangzhou, China, from 2013 to 2022. Data were extracted from medical records and the laboratory information system. The participants were divided into groups, and the difference between the groups was analyzed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The incidence of maternal BSI during the 10\u2009years study period was 10.2 cases\/10,000 maternities, with a peak found from 2014 to 2016. <jats:italic>Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic> (48%) was the predominant causative pathogen, followed by <jats:italic>Streptococcus agalactiae<\/jats:italic> (13%). Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) (15%) was the most common underlying condition among maternal BSI episodes. Urinary tract (13%) and genital tract (28%) were the predominant source of BSI. About 14% of neonates were infected, and BSI was the most common type of infection. <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> was the predominant pathogen in mother-neonate pairs with concurrent BSI. Premature rupture of membranes (PROM, OR:4.68) and preterm birth (OR:3.98) were the risk factors predicting neonatal infection. More than 85% of the <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> were resistant to ampicillin (AMP) and 50% of the <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> were extended-spectrum \u03b2-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Maternal BSI is a rare event, but continuous monitoring on the aspects of pathogen composition, antimicrobial resistance characteristics, and risk factors for adverse outcomes remains necessary to further reduce poor outcomes and mitigate bacterial resistance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2023.1332611","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,8]],"date-time":"2024-01-08T05:07:16Z","timestamp":1704690436000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Evaluation of microbiological epidemiology and clinical characteristics of maternal bloodstream infection: a 10\u2009years retrospective study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Junfei","family":"Guo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yongbing","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Huan","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wenyu","family":"Deng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Weiming","family":"Lai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chunming","family":"Gu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mingyong","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e1001672","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pmed.1001672","article-title":"Severe maternal sepsis in the UK, 2011\u20132012: a national case-control study","volume":"11","author":"Acosta","year":"2014","journal-title":"PLoS Med."},{"key":"ref2","first-page":"621","article-title":"Bacteremia in obstetrics: clinical course","volume":"58","author":"Blanco","year":"1981","journal-title":"Obstet. 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