Annals of Laboratory Medicine

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Persistence of Group B Streptococcus in the Urogenital Area

  • Choi, Won-Hee (Department of Nursing Science, Kyungsung University) ;
  • Park, Hyun-Woong (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Sunjoo (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital)
  • Received : 2017.03.16
  • Accepted : 2017.06.08
  • Published : 2017.09.01
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