Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal infection: Management strategies

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 68-70

  Demianczuk, Nestor N ^a   Halperin, Scott A ^b   McMillan, Douglas D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLISTIN; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; NEWBORN INFECTION; PRENATAL SCREENING; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030997869     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1997/783645     Document Type: Review

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