Prevalence of maternal group B streptococcal colonization and related risk factors in a Brazilian population
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Prevalence of maternal group B streptococcal colonization and related risk factors in a Brazilian population.
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of maternal group B Streptococcal (GBS) colonization and compare risk factor data related to GBS colonization. A prospective surveillance study of 598 pregnant women was conducted in two socioeconomically diverse maternity hospitals in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil between June and October 1999. Swabs from the lower vagina were obtained betwe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1413-8670
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702006000400005