Evaluation of Culture and PCR Methods for Diagnosis of Group B Streptococcus Carriage in Iranian Pregnant Women

Background: Group B streptococcus (GBS) is one of the most important cause of morbidity and mortality among newborns especially in developing countries. It has been shown that the screening approach rather than the identification of maternal clinical risk factors...

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Main Authors: MR Pourmand, S Heidarzadeh, JF Mehrabadi, MM Soltan Dallal, R Bakhtiari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-04-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/20502.pdf&manuscript_id=20502