Recolonization of group B Streptococcus (GBS) in women with prior GBS genital colonization in pregnancy

• Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine Vol. 25; no. 10; p. 1987
• Main Authors: Tam, Teresa, Bilinski, Ewa, Lombard, Emily
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.10.2012
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Chicago - epidemiology; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Incidence; Logistic Models; Odds Ratio; Perineum - microbiology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - etiology; Recurrence; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Streptococcal Infections - diagnosis; Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology; Streptococcal Infections - etiology; Streptococcus agalactiae - isolation & purification; Vagina - microbiology; Young Adult; Chicago

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the incidence of women with prior GBS genital colonization who have recolonization in subsequent pregnancies. This is a retrospective, cohort study of patients with a prior GBS genital colonization in pregnancy and a subsequent pregnancy with a recorded GBS cu...