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. 2011 Oct;17(10):1932-5.
doi: 10.3201/eid1710.102008.

Group B Streptococcus and HIV infection in pregnant women, Malawi, 2008-2010

Katherine J Gray  1 , George Kafulafula, Mary Matemba, Mercy Kamdolozi, Gladys Membe, Neil French
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Group B Streptococcus and HIV infection in pregnant women, Malawi, 2008-2010

Katherine J Gray et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Oct.

Abstract

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.

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