Open AccessGroup B Streptococci Colonization in Pregnant Guatemalan Women: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Vaginal Microbiome
Author(s) -
Anne-Marie Rick,
Angie Aguilar,
Rosita Cortes,
Remei Gordillo,
Mario Melgar,
Gabriela Samayoa-Reyes,
Daniel N. Frank,
Edwin J. Asturias
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx020
Subject(s) - medicine , colonization , microbiome , group b , streptococcus , microbiology and biotechnology , obstetrics , bacteria , bioinformatics , biology , genetics
Group B is prevalent in pregnant women from Guatemala with different risk factors than previously described. Although the vaginal microbiome was not altered significantly in GBS-colonized women, use of antibiotics had an effect on its composition.
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