Group B Streptococcus and HIV Infection in Pregnant Women, Malawi, 2008–2010

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Gray, Katherine J. ; Kafulafula, George ; Matemba, Mary ; Kamdolozi, Mercy ; Membe, Gladys ; French, Neil
• Description:
  To determine whether an association exists between group B streptococcus carriage and HIV infection, we recruited 1,857 pregnant women (21.7% HIV positive) from Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi. Overall, group B streptococcus carriage was 21.2% and did not differ by HIV status. However, carriage was increased among HIV-positive women with higher CD4 counts.
• Subjects:
  Adult Cd4 Lymphocyte Count Coinfection Dispatch Female Hiv Hiv And Pregnancy Hiv Infections Humans Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Prevalence Streptococcal Infections Streptococcus Agalactiae Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(10):1932-1935.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Malawi
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:555014ba61baed6a0ea20e7342c0f4eb7024e0cbe90f17b69811e55c27089e30
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18536/cdc_18536_DS1.pdf
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