Association between colonization with group B streptococci during pregnancy and preterm delivery among Danish women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 427-433

  Feikin, Daniel R ^a,b,c,d   Thorsen, Poul ^a,b,c,d   Zywicki, Sara ^a,b,c,d   Arpi, Magnus ^a,b,c,d   Westergaard, Jes G ^a,b,c,d   Schuchat, Anne ^a,b,c,d  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Group B streptococci; Preterm delivery; Vaginal colonization during pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DENMARK; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0035092498     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.109936     Document Type: Article

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