Maternal β-Hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngeal Exposure and Colonization in Pregnancy

• Main Authors: Giv Heidari-Bateni (Author), Anoop K. Brar (Author), Matthew Hall (Author), Trupti Hathcock (Author), Deirdre Epstein (Author), Lisa S. Goessling (Author), Madeleine W. Cunningham (Author), Pirooz Eghtesady (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives. To report the pharyngeal colonization rate of β-hemolytic streptococci and changes in the value of antistreptolysin O (ASO) and anti-DNase B serology titers during pregnancy. Methods. Healthy pregnant women were recruited and blood was drawn in each trimester. The upper limit of normal (...