title: Carriage of group B streptococci in rectum and urogenital tract of pregnant women.
abstract: One hundred pregnant women in third trimester were screened for the carriage of group B streptococci (GBS) in a prospective study. Rectal and urogenital samples were collected, 25% women were positive for non group B beta haemolytic streptococci. Twelve (48%) were positive at single site and 13 (52%) at more than one site. Beta haemolytic streptococci isolated were non-groupables in 19 (76%) and groupables in 6 (24%). Among groupables, Group D streptococci (GDS) were the commonest 3 (12%) followed by Group G2 (8%) and Group F1 (4%). Group B streptococci were not isolated in our study population.
authors.affiliation: PMRC Research Centre, Civil Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kirmani
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Jafarey
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hafiz
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000382:microbiology*