Prevalence of Streptococcus agalactiae colonization in pregnant women at term;Prevalencia de colonización por Streptococcus agalactiae en mujeres con embarazo a término

Ginecologia y Obstetricia de Mexico

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 648-652

  Romero Gutiérrez, Gustavo ^a,b,c   Pacheco Leyva, Gilberto ^b   García Ortiz, Josefina ^b   Horna López, Alejandra ^b   Ponce Ponce De León, Ana Lilia ^b   Vargas Origel, Arturo ^b  

^a División de Investigación en Salud   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^c UMAE Hospital de Gineco Pediatría Núm 48   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Colonization; Prevalence; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID;

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VAGINITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VAGINA;

EID: 33645878938     PISSN: 03009041     EISSN: 03009041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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