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Group B Streptococcus colonization in male and nonpregnant female university students: a cross-sectional prevalence
Sandra J Bliss1, Shannon D Manning, Patricia Tallman
1Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Abstract:
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.