Group B Streptococcus maternal colonization and respiratory infections in the offspring: lessons learned from an analysis of a population-based cohort with 18-year follow-up
- 29 November 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Vol. 301 (1) , 101-106
Abstract
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) early onset disease is a major cause for neonatal morbidity and mortality. We aimed to determine whether maternal GBS and the associated intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis impacts pediatric long-term respiratory infectious morbidity.Keywords
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