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Reasons for our study

The Role of Mikvah Immersion in Group B Streptococcus Carrier Rate Amongst Orthodox Jewish Women


Jeanette Toney M.D.; Meghan Rattigan D.O.; Yen-Hong Kuo, PhD
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, June 5, 2018



Reasons for our study

Multiple providers and residents perceived the Orthodox Jewish patients as  more often GBS positive than their Non-Orthodox Jewish counterparts
Curiosity for prevalence of GBS carriership here at JSUMC