Background: To establish the potential role of the rectum as a reservoir for vaginal Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci, GBS), both sites were sampled simultaneously and the bacterial loads of GBS were established by quantitative PCR (qPCR), for 100 pregnant women at 35 -37 weeks of gestation.
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