Rapid in vitro replication of group B streptococcus in term human amniotic fluid.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1985
Abstract
4-hour in vitro growth curves of a type III group B streptococcus (GBS) and Escherichia coli were examined in sterile term human amniotic fluid specimens. Both bacterial strains proliferated despite ratios of phosphate to elemental zinc in the range reportedly inhibitory for E. coli. After 4 h of incubation, despite comparable inocula, GBS numbers exceeded those of E. coli by 10-fold. The strikingly rapid growth of some GBS strains in amniotic fluid may represent yet another factor responsible for perinatal GBS infection of the human neonate.
Volume
19
Issue
3
First Page
124
Last Page
129
ISSN
0378-7346
Published In/Presented At
Hemming, V. G., Nagarajan, K., Hess, L. W., Fischer, G. W., Wilson, S. R., & Thomas, L. S. (1985). Rapid in vitro replication of group B streptococcus in term human amniotic fluid. Gynecologic and obstetric investigation, 19(3), 124–129. https://doi.org/10.1159/000299021
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
3894177
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article