Revised guidelines for prevention of early-onset group B streptococcal (GBS) infection

Pediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 489-496

  Halsey, N A ^a   Chesney, P J ^a   Gerber, M A ^a   Gromisch, D S ^a   Kohl, S ^a   Marcy, S M ^a   Marks, M I ^a   Murray, D L ^a   Overall J C , Jr ^a   Pickering, L K ^a   Whitley, R J ^a   Yogev, R ^a   Peter, G ^a   Baker, C J ^a   Berkelman, R L ^a   Breiman, R ^a   Hardegree, M C ^a   Jacobs, R F ^a   MacDonald, N E ^a   Orenstein, W A ^a   Rabinovich, N R ^a   Oh, W ^a   Blackmon, L R ^a   Fanaroff, A A ^a   Kirkpatrick, B V ^a   MacDonald, H M ^a   Miller, C A ^a   Papile L , A ^a   Shoemaker, C T ^a   Speer, M E ^a   Johnson, P ^a   Greene, M F ^a   McMillan, D D ^a   Rowley, D ^a   Wright, L L ^a   Langer, J C ^a   more..

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DISEASE CARRIER; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ALGORITHMS; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLINS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0030975702     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.99.3.489     Document Type: Review

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