Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 and Reduced Vaginal Group B Streptococcus Colonization

• Effectiveness of oral intake of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 on Group B Streptococcus colonization during pregnancy: a midwifery-led double-blind randomized controlled pilot trial.

  • 2019-08-13
  • RCT
  • The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 34(11)
  • • Mary Sharpe
    • Vibhuti Shah
    • Tatiana Freire-Lizama
    • Elizabeth C Cates
    • Kory McGrath
    • Iuliana David
    • Sara Cowan
    • Janaya Letkeman
    • Emily Stewart-Wilson

  • PubMed: 31362572
  • DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1650907

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced Vaginal Group B Streptococcus Colonization

  • High evidence

  The rates of vaginal/rectal GBS colonization did not differ significantly between groups (15.8 versus 21.43%; p = .48).

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No