maternal colonization
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Identification of Genital Colonization of Group B Streptococci Rate during Late Pregnancy and Its Correlates with Demographic Factors in Bundelkhand Region of Uttar Pradesh, India
Abstract: This study was undertaken to find the GBS colonization rate among women at > 28 weeks of gestation and to assess the type of specimens and techniques used for GBS detection and the demographic factors affecting the carriage in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. A total of 434 consecutive vaginal and rectal swabs were obtained from 217 pregnant women at > 28 weeks of gestation and their follow-up testing. Swab …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2013 · pp. 13–19 Read article