Prevention practices for perinatal group B streptococcal disease: A multi-state surveillance analysis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 28-32

  Whitney, Cynthia G ^a   Plikaytis, Brian D ^a   Gozansky, Wendolyn S ^a   Wenger, Jay D ^a   Schuchat, Anne ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; NEGRO; PERINATAL INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0031030155     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(96)00372-9     Document Type: Article

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