Readmission for group B streptococci or Escherichia coli infection among full-term, singleton, vaginally delivered neonates after early discharge from Florida hospitals for births from 1992 through 1994

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-25

  Graven, Michael A ^a,b,e   Cuddeback, John K ^b,c   Wyble, Lance ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; POSTNATAL CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTNATAL CARE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0032599936     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200099     Document Type: Article

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