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Dynamics of <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> Colonization in Women during and after Pregnancy and in Their Infants
1 Jan 2004
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The population dynamics of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci [GBS]) colonization of the vagina and anorectal area was investigated in a cohort of 77 Danish women during and after their pregnancy by a new sensitive method. The mean carriage rate among individual observations was 36%, and the cumulative carriage rate over the entire observation period was 54%. Examination of more than 1500 GBS isolates...
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