Prevention of group B streptococcal neonatal disease. A plea for a European consensus

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-27

  De La Rosa Fraile, M ^a   Cabero, L ^b   Andreu, A ^c   Rao, G G ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^b Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FATALITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; NEWBORN INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEOPLEA;

EID: 0035239764     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2001.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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