Maternal genital bacteria and surface colonization in early neonatal sepsis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-32

  Kerur, Basavaraj M ^a   Vishnu Bhat, B ^a   Harish, B N ^a   Habeebullah, S ^a   Uday Kumar, C ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Maternal genital bacteria; Neonatal sepsis; Surface colonization

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY REGIONS; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; STOMACH SUCTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; SEPSIS;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; PREGNANCY; SEPSIS;

EID: 33745968935     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02758256     Document Type: Article

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