title: [Vaginal Streptococcus B colonization in pregnancy].
abstract: 500 women in late pregnancy (III. trimenon) have been examined for colonization of group B streptococci by means of vaginal swabs. Identification of bacteria was effected with modified Wallerströmtest, CAMP-test and coagglutination. In 19 pregnant women (3.8%) B-streptococci could be found. In most cases type I was predominant, followed by type II and III. One newborn child died with symptoms of early onset disease. In mother and infant the same serotype could be found (III/R). The titre of maternal antibody, performed in B-streptococci ELISA was too low. A carrier with B-streptococci had a stillbirth. There existed a congenital abnormality. Both in mother and infant the serotype Ib/c was present. The titre of maternal antibody in B-streptococci ELISA was lowered.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie der Medizinischen Akademie, Magdeburg.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Förster
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Borkhardt
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008581:Meningitis / Q000382:microbiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000382:microbiology*
vernacular_title: Vaginale B-Streptokokken-Kolonisation in der Schwangerschaft.