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Table 3 Global GBS Serotype Distribution in Reproductive-Age Adults Relative to Madigan Healthcare System.

From: Group B streptococcusserotype prevalence in reproductive-age women at a tertiary care military medical center relative to global serotype distribution

       

Prevalence by Serotype (%)

 

Location

Study Interval

Patients

Typing method

# Total Patients

% GBS+

# GBS+ Isolates

Iaa

Ib

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

NT

Ref

Madigan, USA

2010

Women

PCR

1129

18.3

207

29

12

12

27

2

17

1

0

0

0.5

this study

Europe

Czech R

2001-2002

Gravidas

IP

586

29.4

172

22

~10

~13

33

0

14

~3

  

1.8

[46]

FranceT

2001

Gravidas

PCR

39

8

500

26

8

8

41

 

18

    

[60]

Germany

1997-1999

Gravidas

EA

NA

NA

146

18

8

15

29

3

13

   

14

[63]

Germany

2001-2003

Gravidas

OID

460

23

104(75)

17

15

21

28

3

16

0

0

0

0

[30]

Greece

2000-2001

Gravidas

LA

1014

6.6

67

19

12

27

22

3

9

3

3

2

 

[58]

Ireland

1998 pub

Women

NA

504

25.6

129

30

 

17

30

1

9

    

[40]

Ireland

1999-2001

Gravidas

IP

NA

NA

20

35

5

0

30

0

20

0

0

0

5

[11]

IrelandD

2003 pub

Gravidac

NA

NA

NA

159

20

19

11

30

2

15

   

4

[32]

Italy P

1993-1995

Gravidas

OID

2300

11.3

260

16

27

22

22

3

5

0

0

5

 

[52]

Italy T

2005-2006

Gravidas

LA

400

18

73

21

7

6

33

8

26

    

[51]

Netherl

1999-2004

Gravidas

LA

NA

NA

92

26

7

13

22

8

15

8

   

[61]

Portugal L

2002-2004

Gravidas

LA

NA

NA

269

16

5

17

22

2

22

0

2

0

14

[44]

Sweden

2005

Women

LA,PCR

1579

25.4

356

11

13

16

24

15

19

0.5

1

0

1

[38]

Sweden

1995-1996

Gravidas

LA, IP

NA

NA

114

13

13

11

32

3

22

   

6

[29]

U.K.

2001-2003

Gravidas

LA

748

21.3

159

26

16

9

26

 

19

   

2

[39]

Eastern Europe/Middle East

Kuwait

2004 pub

Gravidas

AS

847

14.6

124

13

2

8

24

1

22

8

6

0

17

[27]

Iran

2003

Gravidas

NA

110

9.1

1197

          

[49]

Israel

2000

Gravidas

AS

681

12.3

84

18

11

27

20

 

14

    

[43]

Lebanon

2006

Gravidas

 

775

17.7

137

15

7

11

16

1

23

   

29

[53]

Turkey

2000 2001

Gravidas

LA

500

9.2

54

26

4

29

19

2

0

   

20

[34]

UAE

1998-1999

Gravidas

ID

563

10.1

57

21

 

4

18

26

12

   

16

[28]

Asia

IndiaD

1980s

Women

NA

NA

NA

110

 

20

40

30

     

10

[64]

IndiaV

1980s

Women

NA

NA

NA

79

20

41

53

6

      

[64]

Japan

1999-2000

Gravidas

ELISA

48

8.2

583

8

13

8

10

0

6

19

0

27

8

[45]

Japan

1992-2001

Gravidas

IS

   

9

6

2

10

 

9

27

 

32

6

[56]

Japan

1992-1994

Gravidas

E, OID

441

16

71

7

8

0

11

0

4

25

0

36

10

[41]

Korea

2006-2008

Gravidas

LA

2624

8

352

12

10

 

44

 

20

   

2

[42]

Korea

1990-2000

Gravidas

LA

NA

NA

446

10

22

2

37

1

21

4

1

1

1

[59]

Malaysia

2008

Gravidas

LA

NA

NA

200

12

2

6

12

10

19

17

5

2

17

[31]

MyanmarY

1999-2001

Gravidas

CP

226

7.1

14

14

0

36

0

0

36

0

0

0

14

[11]

Taiwan

2000-2005

Gravidas

LA

NA

NA

58

22

9

3

33

0

26

3

   

[61]

PhillipM

1999-2001

Gravidas

CP

200

7.5

15

7

7

27

33

0

13

0

0

7

7

[11]

ThailandBK

1999-2001

Gravidas

CP

400

 

52

17

2

13

17

0

27

0

15

0

8

[11]

Africa

Gambia

1998

Gravidas

AbTyp

136

19.9

27

19

4

26

7

4

37

   

4

[55]

Nigeria

Early 1980s

Women

NA

NA

NA

89

 

12

6

62

     

20

[64]

ZimbabweH

1999-2001

Gravidas

CP

210

11.9

21

10

14

5

24

0

43

0

0

0

5

[11]

Zimbabwe

2000 end

Gravidas

AbTyp

206

31.6

65

11

3

1

42

3

37

   

2

[48]

Zimbabwe

2002 end

Gravidas

AbTyp

  

117

15

5

4

45

5

24

   

2

[47]

South/Central America and Mexico

Argentina

NA

Gravidas

LA

531

3.2

17

          

[57]

Brazil

2003-2004

Gravidas

AS

316

14.6

46

17

24

20

4

7

9

   

17

[54]

Mexico

2000

Gravidas

LA

946

13

123

59

30

6

     

6

[62]

Mexico

2000-2001

Women

LA

  

25

68

4

28

      

[62]

Mexico

1999-2001

Gravidas

LA

691

14

97

62

26

13

      

[36]

Mexico

1988-1998

Gravidas

LA

  

169

44

 

20

30

     

5

[50]

Mexico

 

Gravidas

   

78

68

19

13

      

[36]

Australia/New Zealand

N. Zea

1998-1999

Gravidas

ID; PCR

240

52

22

21

20

6

29

 

20

2

 

2

 

[37]

Australia

1991-1992

Adultsb

LA

  

103

19

19

4

19

4

32

   

1.9

[33]

Italicized countries host US military bases (source: Military.com at http://www.military.com/ )

  1. a--Ic from earlier studies is grouped with Ia
  2. b--genital/urine data only are compiled
  3. c--70% Gravidas
  4. Madigan--Madigan Healthcare System, Tacoma, WA
  5. pub--study publication date; interval not given
  6. LCP-Lancefield capillary precipitin
  7. AbTyp--Antibody typing
  8. OID-Ouchterlony immunodiffusion
  9. DBC-dotblot capsular typing
  10. ID-immunodiffusion with rabbit antisera
  11. IP-immunoprecipitation in agarose
  12. LA-latex agglutination with serotype specific sera
  13. E--ELISA
  14. NA-not available
  15. EA-enzyme extraction
  16. CP-capillary precipitation
  17. Czech R--Czech Republic
  18. FranceT--France (Tours)
  19. IrelandD--Ireland (Dublin) ItalyP--Italy (Perugia)
  20. ItalyT--Italy (Turin)
  21. Netherl--Netherlands
  22. PortugalL--Portugal (Lisbon)
  23. UAE--United Arab Emirates
  24. IndiaD--India (Delhi)
  25. IndiaV--India (Vellore)
  26. MyanmarY--Myanmar (Yangon)
  27. PhilippinesM--Philippines (Manila)
  28. ThailandBK-- (Bankok, Kohn Kaen)
  29. ZimbabweH--Zimbabwe (Harare)
  30. NZ--New Zealand