| maternal and neonatal colonisation of group b streptococcus at muhimbili national hospital in dar es salaam, tanzania: prevalence, risk factors and antimicrobial resistance. | group b streptococcus (gbs), which asymptomatically colonises the vaginal and rectal areas of women, is the leading cause of septicemia, meningitis and pneumonia in neonates. in tanzania no studies have been done on gbs colonisation of pregnant women and neonates. this study was conducted in dar es salaam, tanzania to determine the prevalence of gbs colonisation among pregnant women, the neonatal colonisation rate and the antimicrobial susceptibility, thus providing essential information to form ... | 2009 | 19948075 |