Carriage of group B streptococcus in pregnant women from Oxford, UK.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate asymptomatic vagino-rectal carriage of group B streptococcus (GBS) in pregnant women. METHODS: Women in the final trimester of pregnancy were recruited. A single vagino-rectal swab was taken, with consent, for culture of GBS. Two microbiological methods for isolation of GB...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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