The Prevalence of Group B Streptococci in Human Urogenital Secretions

Autor: Jensen, Niels Einar, Andersen, Bo Lasthein
Zdroj: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases; September 1979, Vol. 11 Issue: 3 p199-202, 4p
Abstrakt: AbstractUrogenital secretions from a total of 510 patients (153 female and 151 male venereological patients, 123 gynaecological patients and 83 gynaecologically normal women) have been examined for group B streptococci (B-str.) and gonococci. The prevalence of B-str. (32) among the female venereological patients was significantly higher than among the gynaecological patients (21.1) and normal women (18.0). Urethral samples gave a higher recovery rate of B-str. than cervical samples. A significant correlation was demonstrated between the presence of B-str. and the diagnosis of vaginitis in the gynaecological material. Fermentation types of B-str. isolated from urogenital patients differed considerably from the types prevalent in bovine isolates.
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