Maternal group B Streptococcus recto vaginal colonization increases the odds of stillbirth: evidence from Eastern Ethiopia
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1471-2393
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-018-2044-2