ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2017
Group B Streptococci Colonization in Pregnant Guatemalan Women: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Vaginal Microbiome.
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- Maternal body mass index and the risk of early-onset Group B Streptococcus disease in newborns: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Rectal and Vaginal Eradication ofNutrients · 2019Trial
- Unveiling the microbial shift: the impact of group B Streptococcus on vaginal microbiota and inflammation in late pregnancy.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Diet influences community dynamics following vaginal group B streptococcus colonization.Microbiology spectrum · 2024Article
- Cervicovaginal Microbial-Immune State and Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Pregnancy.American journal of perinatology · 2024Article
- Microdiversity of the vaginal microbiome is associated with preterm birth.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Microdiversity of the Vaginal Microbiome is Associated with Preterm Birth.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
- Interspecies Interactions within the Host: the Social Network of Group BInfection and immunity · 2023Review
- Alterations of the vaginal microbiome in healthy pregnant women positive for group B Streptococcus colonization during the third trimester.BMC microbiology · 2022Article
- Influence of group BWorld journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Updates on Group BMicroorganisms · 2022Review
- Novel Vaccine Strategies and Factors to Consider in Addressing Health Disparities of HPV Infection and Cervical Cancer Development among Native American Women.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Protective Effect ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Vertical Transmission, Risk Factors, and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Group BThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2022Article
- Vaginal microbiome topic modeling of laboring Ugandan women with and without fever.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2021Article
- Bacterial and Host Determinants of Group B Streptococcal Vaginal Colonization and Ascending Infection in Pregnancy.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021Review
- Association of sexually-transmitted infection and African-American race with Streptococcus agalactiae colonization in pregnancy.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2020Article
- [Relationship of group BZhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2020Article
- Prevalence of rectovaginal colonization by group B Streptococcus in pregnant women seen at prenatal care program of a health organization.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2020Article
- Group BMicrobiology spectrum · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundInfection causes 1 of every 5 neonatal deaths globally. Group B
methodsA cross-sectional study in 2015 at a public hospital in Guatemala City enrolled women ≥35 weeks' gestation. Vaginal and rectal swabs were processed using Lim broth and GBS CHROMagar then agglutination testing. Risk factors were assessed using multivariate analysis. Vaginal microbiota were profiled by 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid sequencing in a subset of 94 women.
resultsOf 896 pregnant women, 155 (17.3%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 14.9-19.9) were GBS colonized. Colonization was associated with history of previous infant with poor outcome (odds ratio [OR], 1.94; 95% CI, 1.15-3.27) and increasing maternal age (OR, 1.05; 95% CI, 1.02-1.09). Multiparity was protective (OR, .39; 95% CI, .21-.72). Four (6%) GBS-exposed infants had early-onset neonatal sepsis. Vaginal microbiome composition was associated with previous antibiotic exposure (
conclusionsGroup B
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