Prevalence of positive recto-vaginal culture for Group B streptococcus in pregnant women at 35-37 weeks of gestation

Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-11

  Javanmanesh, Forough ^a   Eshraghi, Nooshin ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Group B streptococci; Maternal complications; Neonatal infections; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872582670     PISSN: 10161430     EISSN: 22516840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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