Journal article
Group B Streptococcal Colonization and Preterm Labour
Abstract
Recent publications have highlighted the controversy regarding the significance of Lancefield Group B Streptococcal (GBS) colonization in pregnancy and preterm delivery. In this prospective study vaginal swabs from 692 women at approximately 24 weeks' gestation were cultured for GBS. GBS was detected in 91 (13.2%) women. The rate of preterm labour (PTL) (less than 37 weeks) was significantly higher in GBS positive women than in GBS negative …
Authors
McDonald H; Vigneswaran R; O'Loughlin JA
Journal
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 291–293
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
8 1989
DOI
10.1111/j.1479-828x.1989.tb01745.x
ISSN
0004-8666