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August 10, 2012

Photo by Mike Sherry

Medical technologist Cristi Desimone, with the Wyandotte County Public Health Department, demonstrates how to prepare a test culture for Group B Streptococcus. The bacteria can cause life-threatening infections in newborns, but it’s treatable if detected with proper prenatal care for expectant mothers. Wyandotte County hopes to win a grant to reduce its infant mortality rate.

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