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Table 2 Serotype distribution for each site

From: Carriage and serotype distribution of Streptococcus agalactiae in third trimester pregnancy in southern Ghana

GBS serotype

Mamprobi (Accra)b

N = 200

Dangme West (Dodowa)b

N = 200

Ia

2

0

Ib

0

0

II

1

0

III

2

4

IV

3

6a

V

3

4

VI

0

0

VII

24

20

VIII

3

4

IX

18

14a

Total number

56

51 (52 isolates)a

Percentage carriage

28.0

95% CI (21.9–34.8)

25.5.0

95% CI (19.6–32.1)

  1. aOne person from Dangme West was positive for two different GBS serotypes, serotype IV and serotype IX
  2. bNumber of isolates
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