Detection of Group B Streptococcus in Brazilian pregnant women and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is still not routinely screened during pregnancy in Brazil, being prophylaxis and empirical treatment based on identification of risk groups. This study aimed to investigate GBS prevalence in Brazilian pregnant women by culture or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) associate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2010-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822010000400024 |