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Group B beta-hemolytic streptococci analysis of 242 isolations. 1977

C C Sampson, and E Stotts

Group B beta-hemolytic streptococci (GBS) were isolated from 242 patients at Howard University Hospital during a seven-month period. The source of the majority, 236, was the genital tract of women. In six instances, the organism was cultured from various sites in neonates born of mothers harboring GBS in their birth canals. All of the patients were black. The study indicates that the frequency of colonization of the genital tract by GBS in black females is higher than that reported for white women. Although the sample is small, there appears to be a correlation between genital tract colonization of GBS in mothers and colonization in their affected newborns.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007232	Infant, Newborn, Diseases	Diseases of newborn infants present at birth (congenital) or developing within the first month of birth. It does not include hereditary diseases not manifesting at birth or within the first 30 days of life nor does it include inborn errors of metabolism. Both HEREDITARY DISEASES and METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS are available as general concepts.	Neonatal Diseases,Disease, Neonatal,Diseases, Neonatal,Neonatal Disease
D005260	Female		Females
D005836	Genitalia, Female	The female reproductive organs. The external organs include the VULVA; BARTHOLIN'S GLANDS; and CLITORIS. The internal organs include the VAGINA; UTERUS; OVARY; and FALLOPIAN TUBES.	Accessory Sex Organs, Female,Sex Organs, Accessory, Female,Genital Organs, Female,Genitals, Female,Reproductive System, Female,Female Genital,Female Genital Organ,Female Genital Organs,Female Genitalia,Female Genitals,Female Reproductive System,Female Reproductive Systems,Genital Organ, Female,Genital, Female,Reproductive Systems, Female
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013292	Streptococcus agalactiae	A bacterium which causes mastitis in cattle and occasionally in man.	Streptococcus Group B