Trend of neonatal group B streptococcal infection during the last 15 years

Pediatrics International

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 641-646

  Hoshina, Kiyoshi ^a,h   Suzuki, Yoko ^b   Nishida, Hiroshi ^c   Kaneko, Kazuhiko ^d   Matsuda, Seiji ^e   Kobayashi, Masumi ^f   Kadoi, Nobuaki ^g  

^a TOKYO TEISHIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPANESE RED CROSS KATSUSHIKA MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Japan)

^f TMG Asakadai Central General Hospital   (Japan)

^g KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Group B Streptococcus; Infection; Neonate; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; ONSET AGE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; JAPAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0036435891     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.2002.01638.x     Document Type: Article

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