COMPARISON OF CARRIAGE RATES OF GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS IN DIABETIC AND NONDIABETIC PERSONS

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Abstract
In several published studies, diabetic persons appeared to be at increased risk for Group B streptococcal disease. Since colonization with pathogens frequently antedates disease, the authors studied the carriage rate of Group B streptococcus in 38 diabetic and in 39 nondlabetic age- and sex-matched subjects. Fifty-four per cent of the controls and 34% of the diabetics carrled Group B streptococcl in at least one of five sites cultured (p > 0.05). The data indicate that an increased carriage rate of Group B streptococcl cannot be invoked as a reason for the increased numbers of diabetic persons among patients with Group B streptococcal infections.