Publications

group b streptococcus colonization in male and nonpregnant female university students: a cross-sectional prevalence study.	we describe the prevalence of colonization with group b streptococcus species in a random sample of otherwise healthy male and nonpregnant female college students. colonization with group b streptococcus species occurs at a high frequency among healthy students, and there was a suggestion that it is associated with having engaged in sexual activity, tampon use, milk consumption, and hand washing done < or =4 times per day. however, larger studies are needed to verify these findings.	2002	11740706
prevalence of group b streptococcus colonization and potential for transmission by casual contact in healthy young men and women.	group b streptococcus (gbs) causes disease in newborns, pregnant women, and adults with underlying medical conditions, but it is also a commensal organism that commonly colonizes the bowel. in this study, the prevalence of colonization was high among 241 women (34%) and 211 men (20%) living in a college dormitory; sexually experienced subjects had twice the colonization rates of sexually inexperienced participants. other predictors of colonization varied by colonization site. only 10 of the 142 ...	2004	15307006
incidence and duration of group b streptococcus by serotype among male and female college students living in a single dormitory.	group b streptococcus causes a variety of morbid and sometimes fatal conditions affecting individuals of all age groups. there are nine known serotypes of this gram-positive coccus but few estimates of the incidence and duration of its colonization and none by serotype in the literature. in 2001, the authors conducted a prospective cohort study among 257 men and women living in a single dormitory in ann arbor, michigan. the 3-week incidence with any serotype was 11.3% (+/-3.9%) among women and 8 ...	2006	16421237
risk factors for group b streptococcal colonization: potential for different transmission systems by capsular type.	group b streptococcus (gbs) is a common inhabitant of the bowel and vaginal flora, with known transmission routes including sexual contact and vertical transmission from mother to infant. food-borne transmission is also possible, as gbs is a known fish and bovine pathogen. we conducted a prospective cohort study in order to identify risk factors for acquisition.	2007	17689259
genetic diversity and antimicrobial resistance in group b streptococcus colonizing young, nonpregnant women.	the genetic diversity of group b streptococcus in young, nonpregnant women is not well studied. application of multilocus sequence analysis to 85 group b streptococcus strains recovered from college students revealed similarities and differences in distribution of group b streptococcus lineages, compared with that of previously studied pregnant populations, and revealed that strains of 1 clone were associated with antibiotic resistance.	2008	18558880