The Prevalence of Group B Streptococci in Human Urogenital Secretions

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Abstract
Urogenital secretions from 510 patients (153 female and 151 male venereological patients, 123 gynecological patients and 83 gynecologically normal women) were examined for group B streptococci (B-str.) and gonococci. The prevalence of B-str. (32%) among the female venereological patients was significantly higher than among the gynecological patients (21.1%) and normal women (18.0%). Urethral samples gave a higher recovery rate of B-str. than cervical samples. A significant correlation was demonstrated between the presence of B-str. and the diagnosis of vaginitis in the gynecological material. Fermentation types of B-str. isolated from urogenital patients differed considerably from the types prevalent in bovine isolates.