Prevalence of maternal group B streptococcal colonization and related risk factors in a Brazilian population

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of maternal group B Streptococcal (GBS) colonization and compare risk factor data related to GBS colonization. A prospective surveillance study of 598 pregnant women was conducted in two socioeconomically diverse maternity hospitals in Ribe...

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Main Authors: Alexander S. Zusman, Robert S. Baltimore, Silvia N.S. Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000400005&lng=en&tlng=en