The prevalence of Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B) colonization in pregnant women at Thammasat Hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-414

  Tor Udom, Siripen ^a   Tor Udom, Pharuhat ^a   Hiriote, Wanwarang ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

GBS colonization; Group B streptococci; Pregnancy; Prevalence; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTEREMIA; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; THAILAND; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 33646425044     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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