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Oral azithromycin given during labour decreases bacterial carriage in the mothers and their offspring: a double-blind randomized trial

Bacterial sepsis remains a leading cause of death among neonates with Staphylococcus aureus, group B streptococcus (GBS) and Streptococcus pneumoniae identified as the most common causative pathogens in Africa. Asymptomatic bacterial colonization is an intermediate step towards sepsis. We conducted...

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Autores principales: Roca, A., Oluwalana, C., Bojang, A., Camara, B., Kampmann, B., Bailey, R., Demba, A., Bottomley, C., D'Alessandro, U.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4936760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27026482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2016.03.005