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Serotypes and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Neonates in Casablanca

Rajaa Aitmhand, Najat Moustaoui, Houria Belabbes, Naima Elmdaghri, Mohamed Benbachir Microbiology laboratory, Faculté de Médecine, BP 9154 Casablanca, Morocco
Pages 339-340 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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