Prevalence of colonisation with group B Streptococci in pregnant women of a multi-ethnic population in the Netherlands

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 178-183

  Valkenburg Van Den Berg, Arijaan W ^a   Sprij, Arwen J ^b   Oostvogel, Paul M ^c   Mutsaers, Johan A E M ^c   Renes, Wouter B ^d   Rosendaal, Frits R ^e   Joep Dorr P ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b JULIANA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c MCH   (Netherlands)

^d IJSSELLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colonisation; Group B Streptococcus; Pregnancy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR ONSET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 31444441666     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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