Absence of neonatal streptococcal colonization after planned cesarean section

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1012-1013

  Berardi, Alberto ^a   Rossi, Katia ^a   Pizzi, Cristina ^a   Baronciani, Dante ^b   Venturelli, Claudia ^a   Ferrari, Fabrizio ^a   Facchinetti, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b AUSL Modena   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colonization; Group B streptococcus; Intrapartum chemoprophylaxis; Planned cesarean section; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; EAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 33746345033     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340500408424     Document Type: Article

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