An organism that many women carry as part of their normal genital microbial flora that may be transmitted to the neonate during childbirth is:

a. Staphylococcus.
b. Escherichia coli.
c. S. agalactiae.
d. G. vaginalis.


C
Many women carry group B hemolytic streptococci (S. agalactiae) as part of their normal ge-nital microbial flora, which may be transmitted to the neonate.

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