Group B streptococcal colonisation in pregnant women: turnaround time of three culture methods
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Increasing prevalence of group B streptococcal infection among pregnant women.
INTRODUCTION Group B streptococci (GBS) can cause preterm delivery for women and sepsis and meningitis in infants younger than 90 days of age. The present retrospective cohort study determines the trend over time in the rates of GBS and in demographic risk factors for GBS among pregnant women delivering at Rigshospitalet (RH). MATERIAL AND METHODS In the period from 2002 to 2010, a total of 3...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hospital Infection
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0195-6701
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.06.015