The activity of commercial antimicrobials, and essential oils and ethanolic extracts of Olea europaea on Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from pregnant women

• Main Authors: Munyaradzi Mukesi (Author), Benson C. Iweriebor (Author), Larry C. Obi (Author), Uchechukwu U. Nwodo (Author), Sylvester R. Moyo (Author), Anthony I. Okoh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Streptococcus agalactiae also known as Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a major cause of disease in pregnant women and new born babies where it causes early and late onset disease characterised by sepsis, pneumonia and meningitis. Ten to 37 % of pregnant women in the world are colo...