Neonatal sepsis and death caused by resistant Escherichia coli: Possible consequences of extended maternal ampicillin administration

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 180, Issue 6 I, 1999, Pages 1345-1348

  Terrone, D A ^a   Rinehart, B K ^a   Einstein, M H ^a   Britt, L B ^a   Martin, J N ^a   Perry, K G ^a   Levine, E M ^a   Carpenter, R J ^a   Saade, G R ^a   Martens, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ampicillin; Antibiotic resistance; Group B streptococci

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0032975492     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70017-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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