Rectal colonization by group B Streptococcus as a predictor of vaginal colonization

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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

سال: 2009

ISSN: 0002-9378

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.02.011