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Neonatal infections: group B streptococcus

INTRODUCTION: One in three women carry group B streptococci vaginally, which can infect the amniotic fluid even if the membranes are intact, or can infect the baby during delivery, causing sepsis, pneumonia, or meningitis. Very-low-birthweight infants are at much higher risk of infection or mortalit...

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Main Author: Hanley, James
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2907963/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19450341
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