Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcus Infections
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Neonatal infections: group B streptococcus.
INTRODUCTION One in four women carry group B streptococci vaginally, which can infect the amniotic fluid even if the membranes are intact, or can infect the baby during delivery, causing sepsis, pneumonia, or meningitis. Very-low-birthweight infants are at much higher risk of infection or mortality, with up to 3% infected, and mortality rates of up to 30% even with immediate antibiotic treatmen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Maternal-Fetal Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2641-5895
DOI: 10.1097/fm9.0000000000000041