Neonatal group B streptococcal infection in South Bedfordshire, 1993- 1998

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages

  Beardsall, Kathryn ^a   Thompson, M H ^a   Mulla, R J ^a  

^a LUTON AND DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group B streptococcus; Morbidity; Neonatal; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034026854     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.82.3.f205     Document Type: Article

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