Serotype-Specific Acquisition and Loss of Group B Streptococcus Recto-Vaginal Colonization in Late Pregnancy

BACKGROUND: Maternal recto-vaginal colonization with Group B Streptococcus (GBS) and consequent vertical transmission to the newborn predisposes neonates to early-onset invasive GBS disease. This study aimed to determine the acquisition and loss of serotype-specific recto-vaginal GBS colonization fr...

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Autores principales: Kwatra, Gaurav, Adrian, Peter V., Shiri, Tinevimbo, Buchmann, Eckhart J., Cutland, Clare L., Madhi, Shabir A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4076185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24979575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098778

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