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. 1997;5(3):237–243. doi: 10.1155/S1064744997000409

Longitudinal Study of Group B Streptococcus Carriage in Pregnancy

Jean R Goodman 1,2,✉, Richard L Berg 1,2, Robert K Gribble 1,2, Paul R Meier 1,2, Susan C Fee 1,2, Paul D Mitchell 1,2
PMCID: PMC2364546  PMID: 18476144

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