title: The epidemiology of group B streptococcal colonization among obstetrical and newborn populations in Kuwait.
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Department, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait. m.hammoud@hsc.kuniv.edu.kw
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hammoud
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thalib
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Maiyegun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007730:Kuwait / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*