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chemoprophylaxis

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che·mo·pro·phy·lax·is  (km-prf-lkss, km-)
n.
The use of chemicals or drugs to prevent disease, especially infection.

chemo·prophy·lactic (-lktk) n. & adj.

chemoprophylaxis [ˌkɛməʊˌprəʊfəˈlæksɪs -ˌprɒfə-]
n
(Medicine) the prevention of disease using chemical drugs
chemoprophylactic  adj


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Prevention strategies such as chemoprophylaxis are available for neonatal GBS but are difficult to apply in a resource-limited setting (4,5).
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