Serious group A streptococcal infection around delivery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 153-157

  Udagawa, Hideo ^a   Oshio, Yoshihiro ^a   Shimizu, Yoshikata ^a  

^a ASAHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOMETRIUM; PERINATAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0033058955     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(99)00238-0     Document Type: Review

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