Prevalence of streptococcus group B in tracheal tube secretions of neonates with respiratory distress: a brief report

Background: Infection with group B streptococcus (GBS) can present with respiratory distress, Pneumonia, meningitis and Osteomyelitis in neonates. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of GBS colonization in trachea of intubated neonates.Methods: This observational analytic study was...

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Main Authors: Khosravi N, Noorbakhsh S, Tabatabaei A, Ghavami Y
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-02-01
Series:Tehran University Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-58&slc_lang=en&sid=1