Garlic: An Alternative Treatment for Group B Streptococcus

ABSTRACT Prenatal screening in pregnant women between 35 and 37 weeks of gestation and intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis has successfully reduced the incidence of neonatal morbidity and mortality related to Streptococcus agalactiae. However, the contamination rates of newborns are still considerabl...

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Main Authors: Kátia Andrea de Menezes Torres, Sônia Maria Rolim Rosa Lima, Luce Maria Brandão Torres, Maria Thereza Gamberini, Pedro Ismael da Silva Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/Spectrum.00170-21