Prevalence of vaginal Group-B-Streptococcus, antibiotic and antigen sensitivity amongst parturients at the federal medical center Owerri, Nigeria

Prevalence of vaginal Group-B-Streptococcus, antibiotic and antigen sensitivity amongst parturients at the federal medical center Owerri, Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Group B streptococcus (GBS) is one of the principal agents of early onset neonatal sepsis, pneumonia and meningitis with significant morbidity for newborns and parturients. AIM: This study was done to determine the prevalence of vaginal group B streptococcus amongst parturients in FMC Ow...

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Main Authors: E E Idih, B U Ezem, O A Onyegbule, N A Ododo, C C Onumajuru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
prevalence
group b streptococcus
colonization
antibiotic
antigen sensitivity
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2019;volume=28;issue=1;spage=5;epage=12;aulast=Idih;type=0

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