Intramuscular penicillin for the prevention of early onset group B streptococcal infection in newborn infants

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2012, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Woodgate, Paul G ^a   Flenady, Vicki ^b   Steer, Peter A ^c  

^a MATER MOTHERS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; PENICILLINS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 16544385298     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003667.pub2     Document Type: Review

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