| perinatal group b streptococcal infections in israel. | among 12,500 babies born in our hospital from 1977 to 1982, there was one case of neonatal sepsis due to group b beta-hemolytic streptococcus (gbs), an incidence which is significantly lower than that reported in western countries (3 to 6 per 1,000 live births). among 385 pregnant women from jerusalem and haifa, the vaginal colonization rate with gbs was 2.8%, in contrast with 4.6 to 36% reported in western countries. umbilical and ear cultures were obtained from the infants of the 85 mothers wh ... | 1983 | 6363345 |