Early-onset group B streptococcus prevention protocols in New Zealand public hospitals

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 362-364

  Gosling, Isobelle A ^a   Stone, Peter R ^b   Grimwood, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0036817218     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0004-8666.2002.00363.x     Document Type: Article

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