Table 3.

Global GBS Serotype Distribution in Reproductive-Age Adults Relative to Madigan Healthcare System.

							Prevalence by Serotype (%)
Location	Study Interval	Patients	Typing method	# Total Patients	% GBS+	# GBS+ Isolates	Iaa	Ib	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	NT	Ref
Madigan, USA	2010	Women	PCR	1129	18.3	207	29	12	12	27	2	17	1	0	0	0.5	this study
Europe
Czech R	2001-2002	Gravidas	IP	586	29.4	172	22	~10	~13	33	0	14	~3			1.8	[46]
FranceT	2001	Gravidas	PCR	39	8	500	26	8	8	41		18					[60]
Germany	1997-1999	Gravidas	EA	NA	NA	146	18	8	15	29	3	13				14	[63]
Germany	2001-2003	Gravidas	OID	460	23	104(75)	17	15	21	28	3	16	0	0	0	0	[30]
Greece	2000-2001	Gravidas	LA	1014	6.6	67	19	12	27	22	3	9	3	3	2		[58]
Ireland	1998 pub	Women	NA	504	25.6	129	30		17	30	1	9					[40]
Ireland	1999-2001	Gravidas	IP	NA	NA	20	35	5	0	30	0	20	0	0	0	5	[11]
IrelandD	2003 pub	Gravidac	NA	NA	NA	159	20	19	11	30	2	15				4	[32]
ItalyP	1993-1995	Gravidas	OID	2300	11.3	260	16	27	22	22	3	5	0	0	5		[52]
ItalyT	2005-2006	Gravidas	LA	400	18	73	21	7	6	33	8	26					[51]
Netherl	1999-2004	Gravidas	LA	NA	NA	92	26	7	13	22	8	15	8				[61]
PortugalL	2002-2004	Gravidas	LA	NA	NA	269	16	5	17	22	2	22	0	2	0	14	[44]
Sweden	2005	Women	LA,PCR	1579	25.4	356	11	13	16	24	15	19	0.5	1	0	1	[38]
Sweden	1995-1996	Gravidas	LA, IP	NA	NA	114	13	13	11	32	3	22				6	[29]
U.K.	2001-2003	Gravidas	LA	748	21.3	159	26	16	9	26		19				2	[39]
Eastern Europe/Middle East
Kuwait	2004 pub	Gravidas	AS	847	14.6	124	13	2	8	24	1	22	8	6	0	17	[27]
Iran	2003	Gravidas	NA	110	9.1	1197											[49]
Israel	2000	Gravidas	AS	681	12.3	84	18	11	27	20		14					[43]
Lebanon	2006	Gravidas		775	17.7	137	15	7	11	16	1	23				29	[53]
Turkey	2000 2001	Gravidas	LA	500	9.2	54	26	4	29	19	2	0				20	[34]
UAE	1998-1999	Gravidas	ID	563	10.1	57	21		4	18	26	12				16	[28]
Asia
IndiaD	1980s	Women	NA	NA	NA	110		20	40	30						10	[64]
IndiaV	1980s	Women	NA	NA	NA	79	20	41	53	6							[64]
Japan	1999-2000	Gravidas	ELISA	48	8.2	583	8	13	8	10	0	6	19	0	27	8	[45]
Japan	1992-2001	Gravidas	IS				9	6	2	10		9	27		32	6	[56]
Japan	1992-1994	Gravidas	E, OID	441	16	71	7	8	0	11	0	4	25	0	36	10	[41]
Korea	2006-2008	Gravidas	LA	2624	8	352	12	10		44		20				2	[42]
Korea	1990-2000	Gravidas	LA	NA	NA	446	10	22	2	37	1	21	4	1	1	1	[59]
Malaysia	2008	Gravidas	LA	NA	NA	200	12	2	6	12	10	19	17	5	2	17	[31]
MyanmarY	1999-2001	Gravidas	CP	226	7.1	14	14	0	36	0	0	36	0	0	0	14	[11]
Taiwan	2000-2005	Gravidas	LA	NA	NA	58	22	9	3	33	0	26	3				[61]
PhillipM	1999-2001	Gravidas	CP	200	7.5	15	7	7	27	33	0	13	0	0	7	7	[11]
ThailandBK	1999-2001	Gravidas	CP	400		52	17	2	13	17	0	27	0	15	0	8	[11]
Africa
Gambia	1998	Gravidas	AbTyp	136	19.9	27	19	4	26	7	4	37				4	[55]
Nigeria	Early 1980s	Women	NA	NA	NA	89		12	6	62						20	[64]
ZimbabweH	1999-2001	Gravidas	CP	210	11.9	21	10	14	5	24	0	43	0	0	0	5	[11]
Zimbabwe	2000 end	Gravidas	AbTyp	206	31.6	65	11	3	1	42	3	37				2	[48]
Zimbabwe	2002 end	Gravidas	AbTyp			117	15	5	4	45	5	24				2	[47]
South/Central America and Mexico
Argentina	NA	Gravidas	LA	531	3.2	17											[57]
Brazil	2003-2004	Gravidas	AS	316	14.6	46	17	24	20	4	7	9				17	[54]
Mexico	2000	Gravidas	LA	946	13	123	59		30	6						6	[62]
Mexico	2000-2001	Women	LA			25	68		4	28							[62]
Mexico	1999-2001	Gravidas	LA	691	14	97	62		26	13							[36]
Mexico	1988-1998	Gravidas	LA			169	44		20	30						5	[50]
Mexico		Gravidas				78	68		19	13							[36]
Australia/New Zealand
N. Zea	1998-1999	Gravidas	ID; PCR	240	52	22	21	20	6	29		20	2		2		[37]
Australia	1991-1992	Adultsb	LA			103	19	19	4	19	4	32				1.9	[33]
Italicized countries host US military bases (source: Military.com at http://www.military.com/ )

a--Ic from earlier studies is grouped with Ia

b--genital/urine data only are compiled

c--70% Gravidas

Madigan--Madigan Healthcare System, Tacoma, WA

pub--study publication date; interval not given

LCP-Lancefield capillary precipitin

AbTyp--Antibody typing

OID-Ouchterlony immunodiffusion

DBC-dotblot capsular typing

ID-immunodiffusion with rabbit antisera

IP-immunoprecipitation in agarose

LA-latex agglutination with serotype specific sera

E--ELISA

NA-not available

EA-enzyme extraction

CP-capillary precipitation

Czech R--Czech Republic

France^T--France (Tours)

Ireland^D--Ireland (Dublin) Italy^P--Italy (Perugia)

Italy^T--Italy (Turin)

Netherl--Netherlands

Portugal^L--Portugal (Lisbon)

UAE--United Arab Emirates

India^D--India (Delhi)

India^V--India (Vellore)

Myanmar^Y--Myanmar (Yangon)

Philippines^M--Philippines (Manila)

Thailand^BK-- (Bankok, Kohn Kaen)

Zimbabwe^H--Zimbabwe (Harare)

NZ--New Zealand