Group B Streptococci in Neonatal Deaths
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- 1 January 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 17 (6) , 926
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.17.6.926-926.1969
Abstract
Clinical microbiologists are reminded to look for group B streptococci in neonatal infants. We report four deaths, one with meningitis, occurring among 14 such infected newborn infants at our institution; of the nursing staff, 31% were also carriers of group B streptococci.Keywords
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