Carriage and serotype distribution of Streptococcus agalactiae in third trimester pregnancy in southern Ghana

• Главные авторы: Hans-Christian Slotved (Автор), Nicholas T. K. D. Dayie (Автор), Josephine A. N. Banini (Автор), Niels Frimodt-Møller (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci, GBS) among healthy, pregnant women attending antenatal care at different study sites in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Methods Between 2010 and June 2013, recto-vaginal swab...