Maternal Carriage in Late-Onset Group B Streptococcus Disease, Italy
Alberto Berardi
, Caterina Spada, Roberta Creti, Cinzia Auriti, Lucia Gambini, Vittoria Rizzo, Mariagrazia Capretti, Nicola Laforgia, Irene Papa, Anna Tarocco, Angela Lanzoni, Giacomo Biasucci, Giancarlo Piccinini, Giovanna Nardella, Giuseppe Latorre, Daniele Merazzi, Laura Travan, Maria Letizia Bacchi Reggiani, Lorenza Baroni, Matilde Ciccia, Laura Lucaccioni, Lorenzo Iughetti, and Licia Lugli
Author affiliations: Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Policlinico, Modena, Italy (A. Berardi, C. Spada, L. Lucaccioni, L. Iughetti, L. Lugli); Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy (R. Creti); Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome (C. Auriti); Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico, Parma, Italy (L. Gambini); Ospedale Civile M. Bufalini, Cesena, Italy (V. Rizzo); Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria S. Orsola–Malpighi, Bologna, Italy (M. Capretti, M.L. Bacchi Reggiani); Ospedale Policlinico, Bari, Italy (N. Laforgia); Ospedale Infermi, Rimini, Italy (I. Papa); Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy (A. Tarocco); Ospedale Santa Maria della Scaletta, Imola, Italy (A. Lanzoni); Ospedale G. da Saliceto, Piacenza, Italy (G. Biasucci); Ospedale Santa Maria Delle Croci, Ravenna, Italy (G. Piccinini); Azienda Ospedaliero–Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti, Foggia, Italy (G. Nardella); Ospedale F. Miulli, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy (G. Latorre); Ospedale Valduce, Como, Italy (D. Merazzi); I; RCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy (L. Travan); Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy (L. Baroni); Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna (M. Ciccia)
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Longitudinal analysis of cultures obtained from women carrying GBS at the vaginal/rectal site at screening. Gray-shaded boxes represent GBS positivity. GBS, group B Streptococcus; LOD, late-onset disease; NA, not assessed; –, negative; +, positive.
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