High Incidence of Group B Streptococcal Infection in Infants Born to HIV-Infected Mothers
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Ameeta S. Kalokhe, Majid Shafi q, James C. Lee, Beverly Metchock, James E. Posey, Susan M. Ray, Albert Anderson, Yun F. Wang, and Minh Ly T. Nguyen Author affi liations: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (A.S. Kalokhe, M. Shafi q, J.C. Lee, S.M. Ray, A. Anderson, Y.F. Wang, M.T. Nguyen); and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta (B. Metchock, J.E. Posey, M.T. Nguyen)
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