Publications

influence of diabetes on group b streptococcus colonization in the pregnant patient.	to compare the incidence of group b streptococcus colonization in diabetic (n = 98) and nondiabetic (n = 10) patients, 199 pregnant women were cultured at the vaginal introitus using a standardised technique. eight diabetic patients had positive findings for group b streptococcus cultures, and three nondiabetic patients had positive cultures. no significant difference (p = .109) was found in the group b streptococcus colonization rates between these two groups of patients. in addition, no signif ...	1997	9086431
neonatal sepsis and meningitis in haiti.	the aim of the study was to determine the etiology of meningitis and sepsis in the newborn at the state university hospital of haiti and evaluate the susceptibility 'in vitro' of the pathogens to the antibiotics commonly used. this was a prospective case series study over a 10-month period (may 1997-february 1998) of 42 newborns with sepsis and/or meningitis. besides the clinical signs, a positive blood culture and/or a positive culture of cerebrospinal fluid was present in each case. gram-negat ...	2004	14984170