Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Farr A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7665007 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Farr Alex A Sustr Valentina V Kiss Herbert H Rosicky Ingo I Graf Alexandra A Makristathis Athanasios A Foessleitner Philipp P Petricevic Ljubomir L
Scientific reports 20201112 1
This study aimed to evaluate the potential of oral probiotics to eradicate vaginal GBS colonization during the third trimester of pregnancy. We screened 1058 women for GBS colonization at 33-37 gestational weeks using a combination of vaginal-to-rectal swab and culture-based methods. Women who tested GBS positive were randomized to either the verum group, receiving a dietary probiotic supplement of four viable strains of Lactobacillus twice-daily for 14 days, or to the placebo group. Women under ...[more]