Efficacy of a strategy to prevent neonatal early-onset group B streptococcal (GBS) sepsis

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-38

  Renner, Regina M ^a   Renner, A ^b   Schmid, Seraina ^a   Hoesli, Irene ^a   Nars, Per ^a   Holzgreve, Wolfgang ^a   Surbek, Daniel V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Early onset sepsis; Female; Group B streptococcus; Newborn; Pregnancy complications; Risk factors; Streptococcal infections pc prevention control ; Streptococcus agalactiae; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTAZIDIME;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; ONSET AGE; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 30844431567     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2006.005     Document Type: Article

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