The accuracy of late antenatal screening cultures in predicting genital group B streptococcal colonization at delivery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 811-815

  Yancey, Michael K ^a   Schuchat, Anne ^a   Brown, Linda K ^a   Lee Ventura, Veronica ^a   Markenson, Glenn R ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030297048     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00320-1     Document Type: Article

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