Group B streptococcal vaginal colonization in pregnancy;Colonizzazione vaginale da streptococco B in gravidanza

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 227-233

  Citernesi, A ^a,d   Formica, G ^b   Caruso, S ^c   Curiel, P ^a  

^a MISERICORDIA E DOLCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Ospedale del Ceppo   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neonatal infection; Screening in pregnancy; Streptococcus group B; Vaginal colonization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MASS SCREENING; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VAGINA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

EID: 0030161753     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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