Evaluation of Culture and PCR Methods for Diagnosis of Group B Streptococcus Carriage in Iranian Pregnant Women

Background: Group  B  streptococcus  (GBS)  is  one  of  the  most  important  cause  of  morbidity  and  mortality  among  newborns  especially  in  developing  countries.  It  has  been  shown  that  the  screening  approach  rather  than  the  identification  of  maternal  clinical  risk  factors...

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Main Authors: R Bakhtiari, MM Soltan Dallal, JF Mehrabadi, S Heidarzadeh, MR Pourmand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2604