Maternal β-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngeal exposure and colonization in pregnancy.

Giv Heidari-BateniAnoop K BrarMatthew HallTrupti HathcockDeirdre Epstein Lisa S GoesslingMadeleine W CunninghamPirooz Eghtesady

Published in: Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology (2014)

These results show that pregnant women act as a reservoir for spreading potentially immunogenic (groups C and G) and disease producing (group F) virulent strains of streptococci.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
escherichia coli
preterm birth
birth weight
water quality
weight loss