The role of intrapartum fever in identifying asymptomatic term neonates with early-onset neonatal sepsis

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 653-657

  Chen, Katherine T ^a   Ringer, Steven ^a   Cohen, Amy P ^a   Lieberman, Ellice ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENICITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036971458     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7210818     Document Type: Article

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