Acquisition and transmission of group B Streptococcus during pregnancy

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作者
Foxman, Betsy [1 ]
de Azevedo, Carmen L. B. [2 ]
Buxton, Miatta [1 ]
DeBusscher, Joan [1 ]
Pillai, Parvathy [1 ]
De Carvalho, Newton S. [3 ]
Barbosa-Cesnik, Cibele [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, Dept Epidemiol, Ctr Mol & Clin Epidemiol, Sch Publ Hlth, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[2] Inst Curitiba Saude, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Parana, Clin Hosp, Obstet & Gynecol Infect Dis Sector, BR-80060000 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
来源
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2008年 / 198卷 / 09期
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1086/592221
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a major cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis. We followed up 78 pregnant couples for <= 2 months to estimate the risk of GBS transmission. Among couples with discordant GBS status, we observed 1 male-to-female transmission event (1 of 3 couples in which the woman was GBS negative at enrollment), but no female-to-male transmission events (0 of 8 couples in which the man was GBS negative at enrollment).
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