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Increased Risk for Group B<i>Streptococcus</i>Sepsis in Young Infants Exposed to HIV, Soweto, South Africa, 2004–20081
3 Mar 2015
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Although group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of severe invasive disease in young infants worldwide, epidemiologic data and knowledge about risk factors for the disease are lacking from low- to middle-income countries. To determine the epidemiology of invasive GBS disease among young infants in a setting with high maternal HIV infection, we conducted hospital-based surveillance during 2004-2008 in...
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