Group B Streptococcal Lung Infection in Neonatal Rabbits
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Prevention of neonatal group B streptococcal infection.
Neonatal group B streptococcal infection is the primary cause of neonatal morbidity related to infection. It can often be prevented by identifying and treating pregnant women who carry group B streptococci or who are at highest risk of transmitting the bacteria to newborns. Increasing evidence and expert opinion support intrapartum treatment of women at relatively high risk of delivering an inf...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198203000-00009