Hindawi Publishing Corporation Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology Volume 2015, Article ID 586767, 5 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/586767
Research Article Maternal Obesity and Rectovaginal Group B Streptococcus Colonization at Term Shelby M. Kleweis, Alison G. Cahill, Anthony O. Odibo, and Methodius G. Tuuli Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8064, 4566 Scott Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Shelby M. Kleweis; [email protected] Received 2 June 2015; Accepted 13 July 2015 Academic Editor: Per Anders Mardh Copyright © 2015 Shelby M. Kleweis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objective. To test the hypothesis that maternal obesity is an independent risk factor for rectovaginal group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization at term. Study Design. Retrospective cohort study of consecutive women with singleton term pregnancies admitted in labor at Barnes-Jewish Hospital (2004–2008). Maternal BMI ≥ 30 Kg/m2 (obese) or
Research Article Maternal Obesity and Rectovaginal Group B Streptococcus Colonization at Term Shelby M. Kleweis, Alison G. Cahill, Anthony O. Odibo, and Methodius G. Tuuli Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8064, 4566 Scott Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Shelby M. Kleweis; [email protected] Received 2 June 2015; Accepted 13 July 2015 Academic Editor: Per Anders Mardh Copyright © 2015 Shelby M. Kleweis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objective. To test the hypothesis that maternal obesity is an independent risk factor for rectovaginal group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization at term. Study Design. Retrospective cohort study of consecutive women with singleton term pregnancies admitted in labor at Barnes-Jewish Hospital (2004–2008). Maternal BMI ≥ 30 Kg/m2 (obese) or
