Table 1 Serotype distribution of the 185 Streptococcus agalactiae isolates recovered from symptomatic adults included in the present study, according to the type of clinical specimen and geographical origin
Clinical specimen (number of isolates) | Geographical region (number of isolates) | Serotype (number of isolates)b |
|---|---|---|
Urine (167) | South (83) | Ia (35); Ib (11); II (12); III (6); IV (7); V (9); NT (3) |
Southeast (57) | Ia (13); Ib (10); II (9); III (6); IV (6); V (6); NT (7) | |
Mid-west (27) | Ia (12); Ib (2); II (3); III (2); IV (3); V (2); NT (3) | |
Blood and other sterile fluids (10) | Southeast (10) | Ia (3); Ib (3); II (3); IV (1) |
Male genital tract discharges (3) | Mid-west (2) | Ia (1); II (1) |
Southeast (1) | II (1) | |
Othera (5) | Southeast (5) | Ia (1); Ib (3); II (1) |
Total (185) | All above (185) | Ia (65); Ib (29); II (30); III (14); IV (17); V (17); NT (13) |