%0 Journal Article
%T High group B streptococcus carriage rates in pregnant women in a tertiary institution in Nigeria
%J Archive of "The Pan African Medical Journal".
%D 2016
%R 10.11604/pamj.2016.25.249.9433
%X In contrast to industrialized countries, until recently Group B Streptococcus (GBS) was infrequently reported in the developing world. This study was aimed at investigating the prevalence of GBS maternal colonization and to analyze the serotype distribution among the isolates
%K Group B Streptococcus (GBS)
%K carriage
%K pregnant women
%K GBS serotypes
%K GBS ST-17 lineage
%K meningitis
%K Lagos
%K Nigeria
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5337299/