Comparison of carriage rates of group B streptococcus in diabetic and nondiabetic persons.
In several published studies, diabetic persons appeared to be at increased risk for Group B streptococcal disease. Since colonization with pathogens frequently antedates disease, the authors studied the carriage rate of Group B streptococcus in 38 diabetic and in 39 nondiabetic age- and sex-matched subjects. Fifty-four per cent of the controls and 34% of the diabetics carried Group B streptococci in at least one of five sites cultured (p less than 0.05). The data indicate that an increased carriage rate of Group B streptococci cannot be invoked as a reason for the increased numbers of diabetic persons among patients with Group B streptococcal infections.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002353:Carrier State; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000635:transmission*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae