INCREASED GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL (GBS) COLONIZATION RATES IN TWO POPULATIONS OF WOMEN AT DELIVERY. 1586
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Maternal Group B Streptococcal (GBS) Genital Tract Colonization at Term in Women who Have Asymptomatic GBS Bacteriuria
OBJECTIVE To determine the rate of positive group B streptococcus (GBS) cultures at 35-37 weeks gestation in women who have first trimester asymptomatic GBS bacteriuria. METHODS Pregnant women with asymptomatic first trimester GBS bacteriuria had genital cultures for GBS performed at 35-37 weeks gestational age. Serotyping was performed by the standard Lancefield capillary precipitin method. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199604001-01609