Low carriage rate of group B streptococcus in pregnant women in Maputo, Mozambique

Florentien Steenwinkel; HV Tak; Anouk Muller; Jan Nouwen; PM Oostvogel; SM Mocumbi

doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02018.x

Low carriage rate of group B streptococcus in pregnant women in Maputo, Mozambique

Florentien Steenwinkel, HV Tak, Anouk Muller, Jan Nouwen, PM Oostvogel, SM Mocumbi

Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

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Abstract

The prevalence of group B streptococcus (GBS) carriage varies strongly with geographical region. A study was done to determine the prevalence of GBS in women in Maputo, Mozambique. The method used was a rectovaginal swab which was taken from women between 35 and 37 weeks of pregnancy who visited the clinic for antenatal consultation. GBS was cultured from 2 out of 113 samples, yielding a prevalence of 1.8% (95% Cl: 0.0-4.0). In conclusion, the prevalence of GBS carriage among pregnant women in Maputo, Mozambique was low.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)	427-429
Number of pages	3
Journal	Tropical Medicine and International Health
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02018.x
Publication status	Published - 2008

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