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Can group B streptococci cause symptomatic vaginitis?

BACKGROUND: Maternal cervicovaginal colonization with Lancefield group B streptococci (GBS) is an important risk factor for neonatal morbidity and mortality. About 15% of women are carriers of GBS. Usually, they are asymptomatic. CASES: We describe two patients with symptomatic vaginitis for which n...

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Autores principales: Honig, E, Mouton, J W, van der Meijden, W I
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1784743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10449271
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1999)7:4<206::AID-IDOG9>3.0.CO;2-6