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Original Article

Obesity as an independent risk factor for group B streptococcal colonization

Mitchell D. AlvarezaDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Center for Women’s Reproductive Health, Birmingham, AL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Akila SubramaniamDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Center for Women’s Reproductive Health, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Ying TangDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Center for Women’s Reproductive Health, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Rodney K. EdwardsDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Center for Women’s Reproductive Health, Birmingham, AL, USA
Pages 2876-2879 | Received 19 Oct 2016, Accepted 24 Nov 2016, Published online: 20 Dec 2016

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