In this study, we cultured urine sediment from 110 non-pregnant and 415 pregnant women. Among non-pregnant women, 26% were found to be GBS carriers by culture of urine sediment. Among pregnant women, the carrier rate was 3% by vaginal culture and 15% by culture of urine sediment. The ...
Pregnant women who have a urine culture positive for significant numbers of GBS any time during their pregnancy should receive appropriate intrapartum prophylaxis to prevent disease in their infants. A negative result means that the woman is not likely to have GBS in the areas tested. No intrapartu...