NEONATAL GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL (GBS) PNEUMONIA: AN IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASE?
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Prevention of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease
which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Editorial Group B streptococci (GBS) are facultative anaerobic, gram-positive cocci that colonize the gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts of humans. GBS strains are serologically divided into 10 types (Ia, Ib, and II through IX) according to their capsula...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-197704000-00824