Antimicrobial Therapy of Experimental Group B Streptococcal Infection in Mice
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Group B streptococcal infection in neonates.
A study of 866 vaginal swabs from non-pregnant women showed that 167 (19.3%) contained Group B beta-haemolytic streptococci, with a predominance of Types 3 (31.4%) and Ib (25.2%). The incidence of severe neonatal infections due to Group B streptococci during a 3 1/2 year period at The Prince of Wales Hospital was examined, and a study was made of the distribution of serotypes and associated cli...
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عنوان ژورنال: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0066-4804,1098-6596
DOI: 10.1128/aac.11.5.817