Chronic carrier state in mothers of infants with group B streptococcal infections
(1985) In Obstetrics and Gynecology 66(1). p.84-88- Abstract
- Seven of eight women who had given birth to infants with early onset or intrauterine infection caused by group B streptococci remained carriers of the same serotype of group B streptococci up to 38 months after their pregnancy. In contrast, only 34 of 88 group B streptococci carriers who had given birth to healthy infants harbored the same serotype at the 34 months' follow-up (P = .009). Among the control subjects, 29 of 71 showed increased serum levels at followup of antibodies against the serotype isolated at delivery, a significantly higher proportion compared with the mothers of infected infants/fetuses. The results indicate that mothers of group B streptococci-infected infants are chronic urogenital carriers of group B streptococci... (More)
- Seven of eight women who had given birth to infants with early onset or intrauterine infection caused by group B streptococci remained carriers of the same serotype of group B streptococci up to 38 months after their pregnancy. In contrast, only 34 of 88 group B streptococci carriers who had given birth to healthy infants harbored the same serotype at the 34 months' follow-up (P = .009). Among the control subjects, 29 of 71 showed increased serum levels at followup of antibodies against the serotype isolated at delivery, a significantly higher proportion compared with the mothers of infected infants/fetuses. The results indicate that mothers of group B streptococci-infected infants are chronic urogenital carriers of group B streptococci without responding immunologically against the organism. (Less)
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- Dykes, Anna-Karin LU ; Kvist Christensen, Karen and Christensen, Poul
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- 1985
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology
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- 66
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- 1
- pages
- 84 - 88
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- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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- pmid:3892391
- scopus:0021829861
- ISSN
- 1873-233X
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- English
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abstract = {{Seven of eight women who had given birth to infants with early onset or intrauterine infection caused by group B streptococci remained carriers of the same serotype of group B streptococci up to 38 months after their pregnancy. In contrast, only 34 of 88 group B streptococci carriers who had given birth to healthy infants harbored the same serotype at the 34 months' follow-up (P = .009). Among the control subjects, 29 of 71 showed increased serum levels at followup of antibodies against the serotype isolated at delivery, a significantly higher proportion compared with the mothers of infected infants/fetuses. The results indicate that mothers of group B streptococci-infected infants are chronic urogenital carriers of group B streptococci without responding immunologically against the organism.}},
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series = {{Obstetrics and Gynecology}},
title = {{Chronic carrier state in mothers of infants with group B streptococcal infections}},
url = {{http://acogjnl.highwire.org/cgi/reprint/66/1/84}},
volume = {{66}},
year = {{1985}},
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