Group B streptococci in women fitted with intrauterine devices.
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Group B streptococci in women fitted with intrauterine devices.
A survey was made of group B streptococcal carriage at various sites in 100 women attending a clinic for the insertion of an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD). Twenty-three women carried streptococci at one or more sites at the preinsertion visit, the vaginal carriage rate being 16%. Six months after insertion changes in carrier status were noted and there was evidence of a change of stra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.30.11.1021