Can group B streptococci cause symptomatic vaginitis?
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Can group B streptococci cause symptomatic vaginitis?
BACKGROUND Maternal cervicovaginal colonization with Lancefield group B streptococci (GBS) is an important risk factor for neonatal morbidity and mortality. About 15% of women are carriers of GBS. Usually, they are asymptomatic. CASES We describe two patients with symptomatic vaginitis for which no apparent cause was found. Both patients were heavily colonized with GBS. After antibiotic treat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1064-7449,1098-0997
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-0997(1999)7:4<206::aid-idog9>3.3.co;2-y