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vaginal swabs are taken from pregnant women in their third trimester. which streptococcal species is the focus of the investigation.

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Group B streptococcus

Vaginal and rectal swabs are taken at 35 to 37 weeks of pregnancy to detect group B strep bacteria.

A germ that is found normally in the intestines and genital tract of about one out of five pregnant women. Although it usually is not harmful to the woman, it can cause serious infections in her baby, including infections of the blood, spinal fluid and lung

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S. agalactiae (Group B beta hemolytic strep)

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