| Literature DB >> 7047552 |
L C Benchetrit, S E Fracalanzza, H Peregrino, A A Camelo, L A Sanches.
Abstract
The prevalence of group B streptococcal carriage was evaluated in nonpregnant women and in mothers and their offsprings. The overall carriage rate of group B streptococci at one site was 18.2%. Streptococci were recovered from one or more of the sites sampled in 25.6% of mothers and 15.4% of newborn infants. The maternal genital carriage rate was 18.6%, and acquisition of the organism from the mother was assessed by serological typing of group B streptococcal isolates in the mother-infant pairs. A cervical carriage rate of 16.3% was seen in nonpregnant women.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 7047552 PMCID: PMC272190 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.15.5.787-790.1982
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948