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THE DISTRIBUTION OF GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL SEROTYPES AMONG ISOLATES OBTAINED IN THREE AUSTRALIAN CITIES
Author(s) -
Triscott Mark X,
Davis GHG
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1980.6
Subject(s) - serotype , biology , precipitin , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , distribution (mathematics) , group b , veterinary medicine , medicine , immunology , antibody , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Summary One hundred and sixty three isolates of group B streptococci from human carrier and disease conditions in Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide were serotyped by the Lancefield capillary precipitin test, coagglutination and microimmunodiffusion. Serotypes I and III were most common; serotype III appeared to occur uniformly but serotype Ia varied in distribution. No significant difference was found in serotype distribution among isolates from pregnant and non‐pregnant women, or rectal and vaginal swabs; however, type Ia was found to occur significantly more often as an infectious agent than as a commensal (P < 0.01).