Neonatal infections by Steptococcus agalactiae;Infecciones neonatales por Streptococcus agalactiae

Anales Espanoles de Pediatria

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-156

  Juncosa Morros, Teresa ^a,b   Munoz Almagro C ^a   Gene Giralt A ^a   Fortea Busquests, J ^a   Latorre Otin C ^a  

^a Hosp Univ Sant Joan Deu B   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

Author keywords

intrapartum prophylaxis; neonatal infection; S. agalactiae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ARTHRITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0029840441     PISSN: 03024342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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