Group B streptococcal infection in neonates: An 11 - year review

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 83-86

  Ho, Man Yau ^a,b   Wu, Chang Teng ^a   Ku, Yung Ting ^a   Huang, F U Yuan ^b   Peng, Chun Chih ^b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Early onset disease; Group B streptococcal infection; Late onset disease; Neonates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION COMPLICATION; LEUKOPENIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGE OF ONSET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032909901     PISSN: 16088115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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