SCREENING OF GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN DUHOK CITY/ KURDISTAN REGION/ IRAQ
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Background: Pregnant women colonized with Streptococcus agalactiae-Group B Streptococci (GBS) can transmit the bacteria to their new-borns at time of birth. Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) prevent this transmission. The aim study is find out carriage rate group streptococci isolated from pregnant in Duhok city, Iraq. Other Antibiotic susceptibility patterns isolates and detect risk factors associated growth these bacteria.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Dohuk medical journal
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2071-7326', '2071-7334']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31386/dmj.2023.17.1.1