Group B Streptococcal Infections in Elderly Adults
Open Access
- 15 September 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 41 (6) , 839-847
- https://doi.org/10.1086/432804
Abstract
Elderly adults account for >40% of persons with invasive group B streptococcal (GBS) disease and for >50% of GBS-associated deaths in the UniteKeywords
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