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Comment
. 2020 Jul;127(8):1038-1039.
doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16253. Epub 2020 May 10.

Re: Universal screening versus risk-based protocols for antibiotic prophylaxis during childbirth to prevent early-onset group B streptococcal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Farah Seedat  1 , John Marshall  1
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Re: Universal screening versus risk-based protocols for antibiotic prophylaxis during childbirth to prevent early-onset group B streptococcal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Farah Seedat et al. BJOG. 2020 Jul.
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