Group B Streptococcus carriers among HIV-1 infected pregnant women: Prevalence and risk factors

Risk Factors Associated with Group B Streptococcus Colonization and Their Effect on Pregnancy Outcome

“…This was contrary to a previous study which found no association between S. agalactiae colonization and higher rates of PROM [26]. GBS colonization has been reported not to be associated with adverse perinatal outcome [15].…”

“…Other studies have not found any association between GBS colonization and maternal age [20]. Gestational age did not influence the rates of maternal colonization with GBS among HIV-1-infected women [26]. GBS colonization was found associated with age, occupation, number of antenatal clinic visits, and gravida [3].…”

“…No significant increase in GBS colonization was observed in HIV-1-infected pregnant women. Maternal colonization of GBS in HIV-infected pregnant women was not found to be associated with their immunological status [26]. There was no difference in GBS colonization rate between HIV-1 positive and HIV-1 negative pregnant women [26].…”

“…Maternal colonization of GBS in HIV-infected pregnant women was not found to be associated with their immunological status [26]. There was no difference in GBS colonization rate between HIV-1 positive and HIV-1 negative pregnant women [26]. Mavenyengwa et al, 2010 did not find HIV infection to be correlated with GBS colonization [40].…”

Prevalence of colonization by Streptococcus agalactiae among pregnant women in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

“…Although the association with HIV reported here might have been underestimated because HIV-positive status was based on history of tests carried out previous to this study, the finding is in agreement with the results of studies in Burkina Faso [17] and Zimbabwe [10], which also found a higher prevalence of GBS in pregnant women infected with HIV. However, such an association was not found in all previous studies [13,18]. The reasons for these discrepancies remain unclear.…”