Table 1.

Colonization rates and IAP in Emilia-Romagna and Friuli-Venezia Giulia

	Emilia-Romagna [6–10]		Friuli-Venezia Giulia [5]
Years in study	2003–2005	2009–2012	2005–2006
Live births	112,933	146,682	16,394
Preterm deliveries (%)	7.3	7.4	7.7
Prevention strategy	V-R screening	V-R screening	V-R screening
Rates of prenatal screening (%)	86.6	93.2 §	89.0 §
Rates of vagino-rectal cultures (%)	42.7	90.4 §	88.6
Rates of maternal GBS colonization (%)	18.1 §	21.4 §	19.8
Overall rates of IAP (%)	28.7	32.0	ND
Rates of IAP to women with GBS colonization (%)	92.6	90.2	83%
Prevalence of risk factors for EOS (%)	ND	20.1	22.1
GBS-EOS (cases/1000 live births)	0.25	0.15	0
GBS-EOS mortality (cases/1000 live births)	0.02	0.01	0
GBS-EOS mortality in full-term neonates, (cases/1000 live births)	0	0	0

EOS early-onset sepsis, GBS group B streptococcus, IAP intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis, V-R vaginorectal

§ refers to full term deliveries