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 Author: El Beitune,Patrícia (author)
Other Authors: Duarte,Geraldo (author), Maffei,Cláudia Maria Leite (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2005
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000400002
Country:Brazil
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