Perinatal group B streptococcal disease prevention, Minnesota

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1467-1469

  Morin, Craig A ^a   White, Karen ^a   Schuchat, Anne ^b   Danila, Richard N ^a   Lynfield, Ruth ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICS; PERINATAL INFECTION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECTUM; SCREENING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES; VAGINA;

EID: 23944504245     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1109.041109     Document Type: Article

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