Colonization with group B streptococci in pregnancy and adverse outcome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1354-1360

  Regan, J A ^a   Klebanoff, M A ^a   Nugent, R P ^a   Eschenbach, D A ^a   Blackwelder, W C ^a   Lou, Y ^a   Gibbs, R S ^a   Rettig, P J ^a   Martin, D H ^a   Edelman, R ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Group B streptococci; low birth weight; preterm birth; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SULFAFURAZOLE; SULFANILAMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029874357     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70684-1     Document Type: Article

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