TABLE 1.

Prevalence of GBS according to various culture methods and OIA by study center

Study site (no. of samples)	Prevalence (%) of GBS by method
	Lim broth culture	Blood agar culture	Urine culture	OIA
Dublin, Ireland (203)	11.8	3.5	3.5	3.5
Yangon, Myanmar (226)	7.1	0.4	0.0	0.4
Manila, The Philippines (200)	6.0	0.0	2.5	5.0
Bangkok, Thailand (200)	12.0	3.0	3.5	1.5
Khon Kaen, Thailand (200)	14.5	8.0	4.0	4.5
Philadelphia, Pa. (68)	19.1	16.2	14.0	14.7
Harare, Zimbabwe (209)	11.7	5.3	4.9	7.7
All study sites (1,306)	10.9	4.0	3.5	4.3