NEONATAL INFECTION WITH GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS

Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae). Infections colonizes the maternal urethra, vaginal tract and rectum; it is sexually transmitted but colonization is usually asymptomatic. In the mother, group B Streptococcus can cause puerperal sepsis, endometritis and preterm delivery. The bigges...

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Main Author: Cătălin Chiriac-Babei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2009-03-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_PEDIATRICS/Revista_Romana_de_PEDIATRIE-2009-Nr.1/RJP_2009_1_Art-03.pdf

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