Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 and Reduced Group B Streptococcus Colonization

• Oral Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 to reduce Group B Streptococcus colonization in pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial.

  • 2016-08
  • RCT · n = 110
  • Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 55(4)
  • • M. Ho
    • Yin-Yi Chang
    • Wei-Chun Chang
    • Hung-Chih Lin
    • Mei-Hung Wang
    • Wu‐Chou Lin
    • T. Chiu

  • PubMed: 27590374
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2016.06.003

  1 Insight on

  • Reduced Group B Streptococcus Colonization

  • High evidence
  • Highly Cited

  The GBS colonization results changed from positive to negative in 21 women in the probiotic group (42.9%) and in nine women in the placebo group (18.0%) during this period (Chi-square p=0.007).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes