Early-onset neonatal sepsis in the era of widespread intrapartum chemoprophylaxis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 939-940

  Schrag, Stephanie J ^a   Stoll, Barbara J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early onset neonatal sepsis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 33749435030     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000239267.42561.06     Document Type: Editorial

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