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GROUP B BETA HAEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCI IN THE FEMALE GENITAL TRACT: A STUDY OF FOUR CLINIC POPULATIONS
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb15603.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 85, Issue 10, pages 783–786, October 1978
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Embil, J. A., Martin, T. R., Hansen, N. H., Macdonald, S. W. and Manuel, F. R. (1978), GROUP B BETA HAEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCI IN THE FEMALE GENITAL TRACT: A STUDY OF FOUR CLINIC POPULATIONS. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 85: 783–786. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb15603.x
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Summary
The carrier rate of group B beta-haemolytic streptococci (GBS) was assessed in pregnant and non-pregnant women attending four clinics. Multiple sites were sampled and standard methods were used to isolate GBS. Colonization rates were highest in patients attending a venereal disease clinic but were not associated with other sexually transmitted diseases. Higher colonization rates were detected when multiple sites were sampled. Serotypes II and III occurred most frequently.