Association of Sexual Activity with Colonization and Vaginal Acquisition of Group B Streptococcus in Nonpregnant Women

In a longitudinal cohort study of 1,248 nonpregnant young women recruited from three Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, health clinics in 1998–2000, the authors investigated risk factors associated with vaginal acquisition of group B Streptococcus (GBS). Rectal and vaginal swabs for GBS culture and demograph...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of epidemiology 2002-05, Vol.155 (10), p.949-957
Hauptverfasser:	Meyn, Leslie A., Moore, Donna M., Hillier, Sharon L., Krohn, Marijane A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult and nalidixic acid Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the genital system Biological and medical sciences CNA plates Cohort Studies Coitus colistin Columbia agar plates containing 5 percent sheep blood confidence interval Female Follow-Up Studies GBS group B Streptococcus hazard ratio Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Longitudinal Studies Medical sciences odds ratio Proportional Hazards Models Rectum - microbiology regression analysis Risk Factors sex behavior sexually transmitted diseases streptococcal infections Streptococcus agalactiae Streptococcus agalactiae - isolation & purification vagina Vagina - microbiology Vaginal Smears - methods
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