Research Article
Group B streptococci in the female genital tract.
Br Med J 1976; 1 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.6020.1245 (Published 22 May 1976) Cite this as: Br Med J 1976;1:1245
- R G Finch,
- G L French,
- I Phillips
Abstract
Vaginal carriage rates of group B streptococci among 250 women attending a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases, 123 attending family planning clinics, and 110 in labour wages were 36.0%, 17-1% and 6.4% respectively. The presence of group B streptococci was not associated with a vaginal discharge or the use of oral contraceptives in the non-pregnant women, or with the isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Trichomonas vaginalis from the women attending the clinic for sexually transmitted diseases. Serotyping showed a predominance of types II and III in non-pregnant women and an overall incidence of non-typable strains of 14.8%. There was no relationship between serotype and antibacterial susceptibility.