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Immunization Against Group B Streptococci vs. Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Peripartum Pregnant Women and their Neonates: A Review

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is an organism that has an immense global impact on neonatal morbidity and mortality. GBS is known to colonize the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts of infected pregnant women. Transmission to the neonate is achieved during labor and delivery. Complications of neo...

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Autores principales: Kristeva, Mariya, Tillman, Catherine, Goordeen, Ashley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6017184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29946507
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1775