Pregnant vaginal carriers of beta-haemolytic streptococcus group B
García de Lomas Barrionuevo, E.; Chomón Barredo, B.; Gómez Mampaso, E.; Fernández Sanguino, I.; San Juan Bilbao, M.V.; García Sánchez Elvira, J.
Anales Espanoles de Pediatria 10(5): 427-432
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0302-4342 PMID: 332024 Document Number: 123060
Vaginal schwabs of 142 pregnant women in different stages of pregnancy have been studied. 45 women who weren't pregnant and had no signs of vaginal infections, were the control group of the study. A higher incidence of "Streptococcus agalactiae" in vaginal schwabs of women who weren't pregnant (15.5%), as compared to the pregnant women (7.1%) was observed. A lower incidence of "Streptococcus agalactiae" was found in the last three months of pregnancy (1.8%) which is in direct relation to the low number of neonatal sepsis caused by "Steptococcus agalactiae" found in our country.