Vaginal-Rectal Colonization With Group A Streptococci in Late Pregnancy
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Vaginal-rectal colonization with group A streptococci in late pregnancy.
OBJECTIVE To determine the vaginal-rectal colonization rate with group A streptococci in late pregnancy. METHODS All patients delivering at a northern New England hospital over a 38 month period had 35-37 week vaginal-rectal swabs cultured for group A and group B streptococci, using selective media and slide agglutination. RESULTS Six thousand nine hundred forty-four screening cultures were...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1064-7449,1098-0997
DOI: 10.1155/s1064744900000302