Colonization by Streptococcus agalactiae during pregnancy: maternal and perinatal prognosis

We reviewed colonization by group B Streptococcus beta-haemolyticus of Lancefield (SGB), or Streptococcus agalactiae, in pregnant women, and the consequences of infection for the mother and newborn infant, including factors that influence the risk for anogenital colonization by SGB. We also examined...

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Main Authors: Patrícia El Beitune, Geraldo Duarte, Cláudia Maria Leite Maffei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000400002&lng=en&tlng=en