Rectal colonization with
group B Streptococcus: relation to vaginal colonization of pregnant women.
In fact, studies have shown that up to 61.4% of term infants with GBS disease are born to women who have had negative cultures for
Group B Streptococcus.
Tazi et al., "Intrapartum
group B Streptococcus screening in the labor ward by Xpert[R] GBS real-time PCR," European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, pp.
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Serotypes and Antibiotic Resistance in
Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Patients at the Maternity Hospital, Kuwait.
But a naturally occurring sugar in breast milk may help prevent
Group B streptococcus infection, new research has found.
Analysis of nationwide surveillance data from 1987 to 2011 showed that the incidence of invasive
group B streptococcus in infants aged 3 months and under actually increased from 0.20 per 1,000 live births to 0.32 per 1,000 (P < .0001), while the incidence of early-onset disease increased from 0.11 per 1,000 live births to 0.19 per 1,000 (P < .0001).
Prevalence and mechanisms of macrolide resistance in invasive and noninvasive
group B streptococcus isolated from Ontario, Canada.
Risk factors for recurrence of
group B streptococcus colonization in a subsequent pregnancy.
Women have roughly doubled odds of having herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection if they have abnormal vaginal flora or if they have ever had an uncircumcised sex partner, and their odds are increased by half if
group B Streptococcus is present in the vagina.