Maternal genital tract colonization and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of streptococcus agalactiae:- A modality for intrapartum prophylactic treatment in Jos

Maternal genital tract colonization and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of streptococcus agalactiae:- A modality for intrapartum prophylactic treatment in Jos

BACKGROUND: Group B Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) has been established as a normal flora of the gastrointestinal tract from where it continually colonizes the vagina and serves as a potential cause of neonatal infections. This necessitated this study to determine the carriage rate among pregnant wo...

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Main Authors: Dahal A Samuel, Sabitu M Zainu, Helen D Nanbol, Mark O Okolo, Nakah J Nababa, Nanma Dashe, Daniel Z Egah, Y T Kandakai-Olukemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
streptococcus agalactiae
colonization rate
pregnant women
antibiotic susceptibility
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2019;volume=28;issue=3;spage=266;epage=274;aulast=Samuel;type=0

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