Ethical Issues Associated With Routine Screening and Prophylaxis for Group B Streptococcus in Pregnancy

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 36-42

  Yancey, Michael K ^a   Schuchat, Anne ^b   Duff, Patrick ^c  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

GBS screening; neonatal sepsis; perinatal ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011830296     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: 10980997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1064744996000099     Document Type: Article

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