Opportunities for prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease: A multistate surveillance analysis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 901-906

  Rosenstein, Nancy E ^a   Schuchat, Anne ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; ONTARIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030667588     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00486-9     Document Type: Article

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