Group B Streptococcus Carriage during Late Pregnancy in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Longitudinal Study of Group B Streptococcus Carriage in Pregnancy
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1595-689X
DOI: 10.4314/ajcem.v13i3.2