Prevention of early-onset group b streptococcal disease: Another look at single-dose penicillin at birth

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 692-698

  Siegel, Jane D ^a   Cushion, Nancy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0029915454     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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