Low carriage rate of group B streptococcus in pregnant women in Maputo, Mozambique. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH [Trop Med Int Health] Journal article | | Title | Low carriage rate of group B streptococcus in pregnant women in Maputo, Mozambique. | | Author(s) | de Steenwinkel FD, Tak HV, Muller AE, Nouwen JL, Oostvogel PM, Mocumbi SM | | Institution | Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. fdodesteenwinkel@gmail.com | | Source | Trop Med Int Health 2008 Mar; 13(3):427-9. | | Abstract | The prevalence of group B streptococcus (GBS) carriage varies strongly with geographical region. A study was done to determine the prevalence of GBS in women in Maputo, Mozambique. The method used was a rectovaginal swab which was taken from women between 35 and 37 weeks of pregnancy who visited the clinic for antenatal consultation. GBS was cultured from 2 out of 113 samples, yielding a prevalence of 1.8% (95% Cl: 0.0-4.0). In conclusion, the prevalence of GBS carriage among pregnant women in Maputo, Mozambique was low. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 18397403 |
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